A senior military commander says Iraqi troops are facing stiff resistance from ISIS militants as they push deeper into eastern Mosul. Maj. Gen. Sami al-Aridi of the Iraqi special forces says his troops moved early Saturday morning into the Muharabeen and Ulama neighborhoods after fully...

A Saudi-led military coalition will start a 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen's war at noon (0900 GMT) on Saturday in the latest effort to end a conflict that has displaced millions and caused a worsening humanitarian disaster. The coalition has been fighting Houthi rebels and forces loyal to...

Syrian rebels fought fiercely with pro-regime forces trying to advance into opposition-held areas of eastern Aleppo and warplanes kept up their bombardment of the area Friday in a renewed bid by Damascus to retake the entire city. The U.N. humanitarian adviser said the besieged population of...

(The Telegraph)- The Syrian Civil Defence, better known as the White Helmets, have released dramatic footage of a six-year-old child being pulled out of rubble in east Aleppo amid renewed Russian-Syrian bombardment. The main rescue group operating in rebel-held eastern Aleppo dug through the...