The elimination of Daesh’s (ISIS) physical “caliphate” closes a long chapter in the Syrian conflict, but the country’s 8-year-old war is far from over. What fronts or tensions look likely to flare up next? IS Daesh finally gone? U.S.-backed forces pronounced the death of the Daesh...

At least 11 people were wounded when gunmen set off explosions and stormed government ministries in Somalia’s capital Saturday in an attack claimed by the Al Shabaab Islamist group, police said. “There can be others inside but we have so far collected eleven people wounded in the...

The world's most wanted man who has so far eluded capture, Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has seen his "caliphate" crumble and its last shred of territory in Syria evaporate on Saturday. After declaring himself caliph in 2014, Baghdadi held sway over seven million people...

Children under age 15 are almost three times more likely to die from diseases due to lack of clean water and sanitation than from violence in countries in conflict, the United Nations’ children’s agency reported on Friday. Most vulnerable are young children under age 5, who are 20 times...