No documents? No doctor. Without state-issued IDs, Iraqi mothers struggle to have children born under the now-defeated Islamic State group treated for conditions ranging from asthma to epilepsy. "It's unjust," said Salima, a 36-year-old mother of four living in the Laylan 2 displacement...

The U.S.-backed Syrian forces battling Daesh in eastern Syria say they have launched a campaign to clear a restive Arab village of militant sleeper cells. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces says the campaign launched Wednesday targeted insurgent hideouts in the desert area around...

Houthi fighters and pro-government forces battled in Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah on Wednesday, breaching a ceasefire and potentially complicating a troop withdrawal agreement intended to pave the way for wider peace talks. Hodeidah port, which has been under Houthi control, is a...

A booklet promoted by the Palestinian education ministry hailing president Mahmud Abbas has received criticism and mockery online, prompting the government to stress it is not an official text. The booklet, titled "Our role model, Our president," has a picture of Abbas on its cover and was...