The number of U.S. troops deployed in battle zones is at its lowest level since before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Still, Congress has authorized a 38 percent increase in the war budget over last year. The contradiction is the legacy of an emergency war fund, started in the...

A number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon have declared their support for the Turkish proposal to establish a “safe zone” in northern Syria, saying they are willing to return and live in such a safe zone. The Syrian refugees, who have suffered the bitterness of refuge for four years, cling to...

Yemeni forces backed up by Saudi-led coalition air strikes have recaptured positions on the outskirts of Aden used by the Houthi group to fire rockets into the southern port city, local officials said on Thursday. Forces loyal to exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, which...

The United States and its allies staged 26 air strikes against Islamic State forces in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, the coalition leading the military operation said in a statement on Monday. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 air strikes using fighter, bomber and...