Syria

Turkey launches heaviest air strikes yet on PKK, stoking Kurdish ire

Turkish jets launched their heaviest assault on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq overnight since a...

Jul 29, 2015 06:12 AM EDT

Iraqi militia leader says U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State

The head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias called the U.S.-led coalition's campaign against...

Jul 28, 2015 05:54 PM EDT

NATO backs Turkey's fight against Islamic State

NATO offered political support for Turkey's campaign against militants in Syria and Iraq at an emerg...

Jul 28, 2015 07:34 AM EDT

Australian nurse who aided ISIS heading home, could face arrest

An Australian nurse alleged to have given medical assistance to Islamic State militants fighting in ...

Jul 24, 2015 08:05 AM EDT

Beirut's mounting trash reflects crisis of government

The stench of uncollected refuse in the streets of Beirut is a stark reminder of the crisis of gover...

Jul 23, 2015 08:53 AM EDT

U.N. envoy says deeply concerned by battle at Syria border

The United Nations envoy for Syria has voiced deep concern about civilians in the city of Zabadani, ...

Jul 22, 2015 05:43 AM EDT

Iran says rejects curbs after 10 years, will back allies

Iran will not accept any extension of sanctions beyond 10 years, an official said on Wednesday, in t...

Jul 22, 2015 05:31 AM EDT

Tennessee rampage suspect went to Qatar in 2014: sources

The man suspected of killing five members of the U.S. military in Tennessee last week was in Qatar a...

Jul 20, 2015 06:36 PM EDT

UK's Cameron seeks to neuter threat of homegrown extremists

Prime Minister David Cameron will set out a five-year strategy on Monday to tackle extremism in Brit...

Jul 20, 2015 07:44 AM EDT

Before Tennessee rampage, suspect texted friend link to Islamic verse

Hours before the Tennessee shooting that killed five U.S. servicemen, the suspected gunman texted a ...

Jul 19, 2015 08:08 AM EDT

France pursues terrorism charge against beheading suspect

A man who beheaded his boss, pinned the head on a fence and tried to blow up an industrial gas plant...

Jun 30, 2015 09:38 AM EDT

Islamic State seen as potent force a year after caliphate declaration: Pentagon

A year after Islamic State declared a caliphate on territory seized in Iraq and Syria, the al Qaeda ...

Jun 29, 2015 07:04 PM EDT

In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid

Syria's foreign minister said in Moscow on Monday Russia had promised to send political, economic an...

Jun 29, 2015 09:49 AM EDT

Islamic State kills at least 145 civilians in Syria's Kobani

Islamic State fighters killed at least 145 civilians in an attack on the Syrian town of Kobani and a...

Jun 26, 2015 07:06 PM EDT

Hundreds of refugees cross back into Syria from Turkey: witnesses

Hundreds of Syrian refugees who had fled into Turkey crossed back on Monday, witnesses said, as a bo...

Jun 22, 2015 06:14 AM EDT

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