On the eve of Donald Trump's election victory, members of a Western-backed Syrian rebel group met U.S. officials to ask about the outlook for arms shipments they have received to fight President Bashar al-Assad. They were told the program would continue until the end of the year, but...

Syrian aircraft and artillery pounded rebel-held areas of Aleppo early Friday as Damascus and its ally Moscow intensified a renewed offensive against the rebels. It was the fourth straight day of bombing since Russia declared an end to a month-long humanitarian pause Tuesday. The more...

Iraqi officers say troops are advancing cautiously into eastern districts of Mosul where they face stiff resistance from ISIS militants. Airstrikes, automatic fire and artillery were heard from dawn and one soldier was reported killed in clashes. Civilians, some of them wounded, could be...

Turkey reopened an important border gate with Syria on Thursday, two days after an outbreak of fighting across the frontier. The Oncupinar crossing point in the southeastern province of Kilis is open again, the local provincial governor told Anadolu Agency. On Nov. 14 Turkey temporarily...