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Yemeni security forces kill senior Daesh commander

Yemeni security forces said they killed a senior Daesh (ISIS) commander in a gunbattle in the southern city of Aden Saturday, dealing a blow to the group's powerful Yemen branch. Saleh Nasser Fadhl al-Bakshi held the title of "Prince" for the Aden area in the militant group's Yemen...

Israel will not let Iran set up ‘forward base’ in Syria

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman reiterated Friday that Israel will not allow Iran to establish a foothold in Syria that would pose a threat to his country. "What our problem is and what we will not allow is for Iranians to establish a base in Syria against Israel," Lieberman...

US, Turkish army chiefs discuss Syria in phone call

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford spoke with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar over the phone on Friday, according to the Pentagon.  "The two leaders discussed the current security environment in Syria and the Middle East in addition to other mutual items...

Trump says 'may go' to Jerusalem embassy opening

President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering traveling to Israel next month to open the new U.S. embassy, which he controversially ordered moved to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. "I may go. I'm very proud of it," he said at a White House press conference alongside German Chancellor...