The United States and its allies are weighing the possibility that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, under growing military pressure, may soon narrow his focus on defense of more limited areas of the country, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday. Losses in the north, east and south have put...

ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on a checkpoint in central Tunisia that killed three policemen, according to a statement carried on a jihadi social media account used by the group. The policemen were killed in clashes in Sidi Bouzid during an attack Monday in which militants tried...

Turkey's prime minister said on Tuesday he would not tolerate any attempt to undermine President Tayyip Erdogan's authority during the AK Party's talks to form a coalition government. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said his ruling AK Party, which lost its overall majority for the first time...

The Syrian opposition's interim government on Monday has dismissed the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Brigadier General Abdul Karim al-Ahmed, source told Zaman al-Wasl. The interim government of Syrian National Coalition said Brigadier Ahmed Berri to conduct the affairs of the Staff pending...