Kurdish forces entered the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar Friday after cutting it off from east and west in an offensive against ISIS militants that could provide critical momentum in efforts to defeat the extremist group. A Reuters correspondent saw hundreds of Kurdish peshmerga fighters...

Syria's pledge not to use indiscriminate weapons must be taken with "a grain of salt," the United States said on Thursday, noting there were nearly 1,500 barrel bomb attacks in October even though the country's government denies using them. Syria sent a statement to United...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss a $500 million loan guarantee, security cooperation, and support for Tunisia's democratic transition when he visits Tunis on Friday, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. The United States said on May it was prepared to consider...

Washington (CNN)The U.S. official spearheading the fight against ISIS threw cold water on the idea of a no-fly zone in Syria Thursday, despite several presidential candidates advocating for the move. Speaking with CNN's Elise Labott on his last day in office, Gen. John Allen, presidential envoy...