Islamic State militants in Iraq are steadily losing ground. Iraqi forces successfully recaptured the eastern side of Mosul from the militants, forcing the group from Mosul University and advancing to the east bank of the Tigris River which divides the city in two. All of Mosul's bridges...

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday world powers must work with Damascus to create safe zones in Syria so refugees can return to their country. It was the first time the Beirut government had lent its support to such a plan. At least a million people have fled the Syrian civil war...

Al-Qaeda in Yemen has taken over three southern towns just days after a deadly U.S. special operations raid targeting its commanders, a security official and tribal sources said Friday. The militant advance into the Abyan province towns of Loder, Shaqra and Ahwar came as the White House...

The U.S.-led coalition is planning for the day when Iraq will be free of ISIS, ramping up training of a future Mosul police force - even as the battle for the rest of the city is briefly on hold. Sometime during the lull, significant numbers of the security forces are expected to move into...