US-backed Syrian fighters said they had seized a second district of Raqqa on Sunday and launched a renewed assault on a base north of the city, as they pursued an offensive against ISIS. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who broke into Raqqa after announcing the start of a final assault...

Jordan's army said on Sunday its border guards killed five people who were approaching its frontier from Tanf, a Syrian desert town where U.S. special forces training rebels are based. The town has been a flashpoint in recent weeks as militias backed by Iran have tried to get near the U.S....

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he was not aware the U.S. government was providing assistance to government troops in its battle against Islamist militants in a southern city. Duterte also said he "never approached America" for help. "I am not aware of that until they...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime has redeployed troops near Jabal al-Akrad area in the coastal Latakia province, eyewitness told Zaman al-Wasl Sunday. The Brigade 103, a Republican Guards unit, has been replaced by special forces from Brigade 53 besides militants from the paramilitary...