The U.S.-led coalition launched 23 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military said in a statement. In Iraq, 20 of the strikes targeted areas near nine cities, including Mosul, Ramadi and Kirkuk. Three strikes targeted the militant group near...

 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for the first time is calling for the situation in Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court. In his state of the world address to leaders from the U.N.'s 193 member states, Ban says "innocent Syrians pay the price of more barrel bombs...

The U.S. military says a Syrian rebel commander who surrendered coalition-provided equipment to an al-Qaeda affiliate did not attend an American training program but a number of his soldiers did. U.S. officials have for days been trying to sort out what happened last week, when reports...

Turkey remains opposed to any political transition in Syria involving President Bashar Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying on Monday in an apparent clarification of its policy. Turkey has been Assad's most outspoken critic since Syria descended into bloodshed...