One of Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias on Sunday warned that Arab forces sent to Syria or Iraq would "open the gates of hell", in comments clearly aimed at Sunni Arab countries that have said they might join such an operation. "The Arab kingdoms tried Daesh...

Turkey said on Sunday it would not abandon thousands of Syrians stranded on its border after fleeing a major Russian-backed regime offensive, as aid agencies warned of a "desperate" situation. Tens of thousands of people, including many women and children, have been uprooted as...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime troops advanced Sunday toward a rebel town near the Turkish border as they pressed a Russian-backed offensive that has prompted at least 70,000 people to flee, a monitor and activists said. The town of Tal Rifaat is around 20 kilometres (12.5 miles) from the...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed anger over a U.S. official's visit to a Kurdish militia group controlling the Syrian town of Kobane, urging Washington to choose between Turkey and the "terrorists" there. A delegation including senior U.S. diplomat Brett McGurk, special envoy...