Daesh (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda-linked militants are quickly moving to drum up outrage over a sharp spike in civilian casualties said to have been caused by U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, posting photos online of a destroyed medical center and homes reduced to rubble. “This is how Trump...

The Iraqi policemen went house to house, kicking in doors, searching through piles of belongings left behind. ISIS had been driven out of this neighborhood of western Mosul, and now they were going through the slow, tedious work of search for explosives or hidden fighters. The houses were...

At the entrance of a rural town in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, a blue sign says "Welcome to Bar Elias, population 50,000" but in the past six years, that number has more than doubled with Syrians seeking shelter from the war across the border. "They are our guests," said Mayor Mawas Araji. "But...

The Turkish military will continue its efforts to prevent any "unwanted formation" in Syria after the completion of its operation in northern Syria, the army said on Friday. "We are continuing our operations to protect our national security, prevent any unwanted formation, allow our...