(Zaman Al Wasl)- ISIS on Tuesday has recaptured an ancient citadel from U.S.-backed militias in its stronghold of Raqqa province, after five days since it had been seized by the Kurdish-led alliance, activists and the Islamic State accounts said. The Jabar citadel on the banks of Lake...

(Council on Foreign Relations)- Syria’s civil war has grown ever more complex in the nearly six years since protesters first challenged the government. President Bashar al-Assad aims to reassert control nationwide, while predominantly Sunni Arab opposition forces seek to wrest the state from...

The U.S. is economically blacklisting five more Russians, including a senior law enforcement official in President Vladimir Putin's government. Under the sanctions, their assets are blocked and people in the United States are generally prohibited from dealing with them. The new sanctions...

President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyberattacks aimed at disrupting the U.S. elections, his incoming chief of staff Reince Priebus said on Sunday, adding that "actions may be taken" in response. Speaking on Fox News...