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Turkey-backed forces push into Syrian Kurdish enclave

Intense battles raged Thursday as Kurdish fighters attempted to repel a new advance by Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters on their encircled enclave in northwestern Syria. Meanwhile, Syrian government forces pushed into Idlib province, an opposition stronghold nearby,...

Russia says it thwarted presidential election day attack

Russia's main intelligence agency says it has killed a suspected member of Daesh (ISIS) who it says was plotting an attack on the country's presidential election day next month. The FSB said in a statement Thursday that the man resisted and was killed by security forces in the...

Saudi, UAE envoys bid to end standoff in Aden

Saudi and Emirati envoys shuttled between Yemeni government forces and besieging southern separatists in second city Aden Thursday in a bid to end a tense standoff after days of deadly infighting. The Sunday assault on the embattled government's headquarters by its former allies...