The United States and its allies conducted 18 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the coalition leading the operations said. In a statement released on Monday, the Combined Joint Task Force said five strikes in Syria, four of them near Mar'a, hit tactical...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Zaman al-Wasl obtained documents that demonstrate it is likely the Mauritanian journalist Ishaq Mukhtar, Sky News Arabia correspondent and other journalists are detained in an Isis prison. Documents show the name and description of the identity of security personnel and...

Russia has sent the first part of its S-300 air defense missile system to Iran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Monday. Russia says it canceled a contract to deliver S-300s, among the world's most capable air...

A rallying cry to Iraqi Sunnis from former President Saddam Hussein's top surviving aide aims to bolster the old ruling Baath party's appeal with Sunni Muslims fearing new reprisals by Shi'ite militias, experts said. They said the video released on Thursday could also contain a...