Moscow's military force in Syria has grown to about 4,000 personnel, but this and more than a month of Russian air strikes have not led to pro-government forces making significant territorial gains, U.S. security officials and independent experts said. Moscow, which has maintained a...

 Airstrikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes on an ISIS-held town in central Syria killed 23 civilians, an activist group said Wednesday. Among those killed in the Monday strikes on the Homs province town of Al-Qaryatain were three children and a woman, the Syrian...

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama spent part of her first full day in the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar Tuesday, holding talks with its emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The official Qatar News Agency says they talked about bilateral relations and other topics, including education. Obama later...

A U.S. fighter aircraft and a Russian fighter aircraft conducted a communication test in skies over south central Syria on Tuesday to validate safety protocols agreed between the two countries last month, a U.S. military official told Reuters. The U.S. military official, speaking on condition...