Influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday called on Iraqi political groups to abstain from fighting for power. In a statement, al-Sadr expressed his “discontent” with the deteriorating political, security and economic conditions in the country. “Iraq is full of the...

(AP)- A Russian force deployment on the Syria-Lebanon border last week in a Hezbollah stronghold sparked protests by the Lebanese militant group, prompting the force to withdraw from its positions only a day later in a rare sign of tension between the allies. The Russian move was not expected...

(AFP) - After giving up on getting help from Syrian Kurdish authorities, Ahmed Saleh relied on relatives abroad to repair his home in Kobane after it was heavily damaged in a battle against jihadists. Much of the border town along Syria's northern frontier with Turkey was left in ruins...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Three American Army troops were killed by Daesh attack in northeastern Hasaka province as its allied Kurdish-led forces launch a major attack on last ISIS pockets near the Iraqi border, local activists said Friday. The attack occurred near the town of al-Shaddadi...