Turkish and Russian officials are reviewing deployment of their forces in the Syrian border region of Tal Rifaat, Turkey's Vice President Fuat Oktay said Sunday, a day after cross-border fire from the area killed one Turkish soldier. Four Turkish soldiers were killed and two wounded in two...

In April 2007, a short, bald and burly man walked into the West Wing of the White House. He carried a small briefcase with a few folders chaotically jutting out. Inside, three men were waiting: National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, Hadley’s deputy, Elliott Abrams, and a surprise...

The sudden re-emergence of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-appointed caliph of the Islamic State, did not alarm his former friend and present rival Abu Mohammad al-Julani. Stripped of all territory once under his control, with an army that crumbled throughout the deserts of Syria and Iraq,...

“At least 12 children have been killed in northwestern Syria since April 20 as violence in the demilitarized zone continues to escalate. “More than 30,000 people have been forced to leave their homes to flee the violence during the month of April. “Four health facilities are now...