Libya's parliament has signed a declaration of principles with the General National Congress aimed at ending the conflict in Libya, Al Arabiya reported on Sunday. The declaration forms a ten-person committee, naming an interim president and deputy, the news channel reported.
Russia's entry into the war in Syria has changed the balance on the ground, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview on Czech Television, and he predicted that support from his main international ally would remain strong. In the interview, conducted in Damascus on...
(USA TODAY)- The Pentagon will consider deploying more special operations troops to fight Islamic State militants if its pilot project in Syria shows signs of progress, a senior Defense official told USA TODAY on Monday. The Pentagon last month announced that 50 commandos would be sent to...
Iraq's interior ministry blamed Iranian authorities on Monday for allowing tens of thousands of Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims to storm a border crossing and enter the country without visas, in a rare public confrontation between the two neighbors. The ministry said in a statement that...
