U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Monday captured Mosul's al-Hurriya bridge, which leads to the ISIS-held old city center from the south, a military media officer told Reuters. The al-Hurriya bridge is the second to be secured by the Iraqi forces in the city, after securing one located further...

An operation was launched Sunday against PKK terrorists in 18 villages of Diyarbakir province's Lice district of southeastern Turkey, security sources said. The operation was carried out in Lice district’s mountainous and forest areas in order to neutralize PKK terrorists, including its...

The United States on Sunday launched a new wave of air raids against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, as extremists fled from towns being targeted to mountainous areas, security sources said. At least five early morning raids hit targets linked to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the southern...

 Iran's hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became the latest leader to join Twitter on Sunday, despite having been instrumental in getting it banned from the country. Ahmadinejad's first tweet from his personal account was a video in which he called on people to follow him at...