Iraqi anti-government protesters blocked roads and bridges in Baghdad and the country's south Thursday after torching several buildings overnight. The demonstrators oppose the entire political class and have vented their anger against leaders who are negotiating to nominate an establishment...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two Republican Guard officers were killed in an ambush laid by Daesh (ISIS) in the eastern town of Albukamal, a former stronghold for the radical group, activists said Thursday.  One of the slain officers was Lieutenant Colonel Rawad al-Hassan,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Daesh (ISIS) killed five pro-regime Palestinian militants Wednesday in a landmine attack in eastern Deir Ezzor province, activists said.  Liwa al Quds, a Russian-trained militia primarily comprised of Palestinians, operates in eastern Syrian and in the Syrian...

A powerful suicide car bombing targeted an Afghan army compound in the country's north Thursday morning, killing six Afghan soldiers, the defense ministry said, blaming the Taliban for the attack. Shortly after the bomber detonated the car laden with explosives, a group of insurgents...