A joint command has been established with more than 30 countries to combat and defeat militants who have seized large portions of Iraq and Syria, the U.S. announced Monday.  U.S. Central Command established the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent...

 Lebanon's military prosecutor on Tuesday charged an ex-wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant group's top leader, with terrorism, a judicial source has said. "The military prosecutor has charged Saja al-Dulaimi and her...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made a surprise visit to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Tuesday. The aim of Hagel’s visit was to discuss military operations against ISIL in Iraq, a source from the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Anadolu Agency....

Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Tuesday hailed a report by an international rights watchdog accusing Israel of committing war crimes during its recent offensive on the Gaza Strip. "The report included clear indications that Israel had committed war crimes in Gaza,"...