The general who oversaw the US raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi provided the most detailed account yet of the operation Wednesday and said the US is on alert for possible "retribution attacks" by extremists. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of US Central Command, said...

   Syrian regime soldiers taken prisoner by Turkish-allied Syrian National Army would "have their status settled on Wednesday" and be released soon, Russia's RT Arabic-language service reported on Tuesday. Eighteen soldiers were captured after heavy clashes on Tuesday...

 Syrian regime troops Wednesday were engaged in heavy clashes with Turkish forces in the countryside around the border town of Ras al Ain in an area where a military offensive by Ankara aims to create a "safe" zone, state media said. It did not give details but Turkish-backed rebels...

Talks between Turkish and Russian officials on developments in northeast Syria have concluded and the two delegations have “largely” reached an agreement, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by state media on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan...