Iraqi armed forces launched an operation Saturday to capture the last ISIS-held enclave in Mosul, according to a military statement. The Iraqi air force dropped leaflets Friday urging residents in the enclave to flee, raising fears among humanitarian groups for the safety of desperate...

( Foreign Policy )- The United States’ coalition partners in the war against the Islamic State are responsible for at least 80 confirmed civilian deaths from airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, according to U.S. military officials. Yet none of their 12 allies will publicly concede any role in those...

Enes Kanter, the Turkish NBA star whose home country has revoked his passport, on Friday expressed disdain on social media at reports that Turkey's government had issued a warrant for his arrest. "You can’t catch me. Don’t waste your breath. I will come on my own will anyway, to spit on...

( Al-Monitor )- Forces battling the Islamic State (IS) in Syria seem to be putting a lot of effort into thwarting each other's strategies. Syrian government troops, backed by allied Iraqi and Iranian militias, are bolstering their control along parts of the Syrian-Iraqi borders. Leaders of...