( The Hill )- Lawmakers are pressing for a U.S. military option to help end the Syrian civil war, a so-called "Plan B," as the Obama administration's last-ditch diplomatic effort with Russia flounders. Frustration on Capitol Hill is mounting after a temporary ceasefire negotiated Sept. 9...

Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday, as the United States said diplomacy to halt the violence was "on life support" but not dead yet. Fighting continued to intensify a week into a new Russian-backed Syrian government...

Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to further ramp up its campaign of air strikes, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday, as Moscow defied global censure over an escalation that Western countries say has torpedoed diplomacy. In a statement issued by the White House after the two...

Iraqi troops have recaptured the Al-Buthiab area in Anbar province’s Ramadi Island region from the Daesh terrorist group, General Ismail al-Mahlawi, head of the army’s Anbar Operations Command, said Thursday. "Al-Buthiab has been retaken," he said. "Daesh militants fled the area after...