Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition began a major operation Wednesday against Daesh (ISIS) militants hiding out in a northeastern desert region, the military said. The army, rapid intervention forces and paramilitaries, in coordination with Kurdish fighters and with Iraqi and...

Iraqi authorities published a list of most wanted fugitives Tuesday headed by elusive Daesh (ISIS) group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his No. 2. It was the second list the Iraqi government had published this week of people wanted on suspicion of belonging to Daesh , Al-Qaeda or...

Fuel for emergency generators that keep Gaza’s hospitals and sanitation services operating will run out within 10 days, the United Nations said Tuesday in an appeal for immediate donor support. The shortage stems from a dispute between Gaza’s dominant Hamas and the West...

Two Iraqi Shi'ite groups backed by Iran are demanding all U.S. forces leave Iraq, opposing plans by Baghdad and Washington to retain some in training and advisory roles. But Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told reporters U.S. forces were needed "to completely finish the job"...