The US-led coalition assisting Iraqi forces in their war on ISIS on Sunday praised the militias involved in the fighting, despite some of those groups' links to Iran. The coalition, which nominally includes more than 60 nations, has been keen to keep its distance with the Hashed al-Shaabi, a...

Iraqi forces launched an offensive on jihadists defending Mosul's west bank Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the city. "Our forces are beginning the liberation of the citizens from the terror of Daesh," Iraqi Prime Minister Haider...

The Hezbollah leader's harsh words for Israel and U.S. President Donald Trump this week were aimed at drawing "red lines" to prevent any threatening action against Lebanon or the group, a source familiar with the group's thinking said on Friday. Trump and administration officials have used...

The United Nations plans to resume aid operations in the eastern half of the Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday. They were paused on Wednesday because of security concerns amid attacks by ISIS militants. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said Thursday that after a new security assessment,...