Yemen's Al-Qaeda has detained two militants accused of being U.S. informants in a district targeted by multiple air raids over the past week, a tribal leader said Wednesday. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) arrested two of its operatives in Mawjan district in the southern Abyan...

Iraqi forces in west Mosul worked to clear bombs and searched for extremist fighters in recaptured areas Wednesday to set the stage for renewed offensive operations, officers said. Iraqi security forces launched a major operation to retake west Mosul -- ISIS' last major urban bastion in the...

A U.S. Navy ship changed course towards Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels in the Strait of Hormuz Saturday, a guard commander was quoted as saying Wednesday while issuing a warning. A U.S. official told Reuters Monday that multiple fast-attack vessels from the Revolutionary Guard had come...

Iraq will continue hitting ISIS targets in Syria, as well as in neighboring countries if they give their approval, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Wednesday. "I respect the sovereignty of states, and I have secured the approval of Syria to strike positions (on its territory)," he...