Three Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes near the ISIS-controlled town of al-Bab in northern Syria, to which Turkey-backed rebels are currently laying siege, Turkey's military said on Wednesday. Around 20 Turkish soldiers have been killed in the course of the "Euphrates Shield"...

An international watchdog says ISIS militants in Mosul are deliberately targeting civilians who refuse to join them as they retreat ahead of advancing Iraqi forces. Human Rights Watch also says that Mosul civilians are increasingly being caught in the crossfire, and that at least 19 have...

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel forces besieging ISIS-controlled al-Bab have gained full control of the highway linking the town to Aleppo with intense ground and air fire support, the Turkish military said on Wednesday. In its daily round-up of the near four-month-old "Euphrates Shield"...

Twin bombings near the headquarters of an Iranian Kurdish opposition party killed seven people Tuesday, a rare attack in Iraq's relatively secure autonomous Kurdish region, a senior security official said. The bombings hit the town of Koysinjaq about 10:00 pm (1900 GMT), killing five members...