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,...

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's forces have created a security corridor to avoid clashes in the battle to capture the flashpoint town of Al-Bab from ISIS extremists, a newspaper reported Tuesday. If confirmed, it would mark a rare case of contact in the conflict...