Hundreds of civilians are fleeing two cities held by ISIS in eastern Syria after a series of deadly airstrikes that killed dozens, activists said Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based activist group, said a "large-scale displacement" was underway from the cities...

 Iraqi armed forces launched an operation Saturday to capture the last ISIS-held enclave in Mosul, according to a military statement. The Iraqi air force dropped leaflets Friday urging residents in the enclave to flee, raising fears among humanitarian groups for the safety of desperate...

A suspected suicide bomber killed at least 14 people in Afghanistan on Saturday and fighting between militants and security forces left at least 36 people dead on the first day of Islam's holy Month of Ramadan. In eastern Khost province, an attacker detonated a car bomb near a soccer field...

Philippine security forces dropped more bombs Saturday on a southern city where they have been battling Islamist militants for five days, vowing no let up despite the start of Ramadan. President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law across the southern third of the Philippines in response to...