The Iraqi army and Sunni tribal fighters have dislodged Islamic State from the al-Waleed border crossing into Syria, an Iraqi military statement said on Saturday. The capture of al-Waleed removes Islamic State fighters from the vicinity of a U.S. base located on the other side of the border,...

The Syrian military has announced the cessation of all combat operations in the southern city of Daraa for 48 hours in support of national reconciliation. The announcement Saturday comes days after the contested city witnessed some of the worst fighting in months amid fears by opposition...

 (Zaman Al  Wasl)- Turkish-backed rebels in northern city of al-Bab ended five days of infighting as 12 rebel factions sign a deal regulates using of weapons and demands rebels to evacuate military bases in the former ISIS stronghold, local council said Saturday. It was not clear...

About 100,000 civilians remain trapped behind Daesh (ISIS) lines in Mosul with a U.S.-backed government offensive to recapture the Iraqi city entering its ninth month, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said Friday. Daesh snipers are shooting at families trying to flee on foot or by boat...