BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. strike in Baghdad that  killed a commander  of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group this week highlighted the ambiguous status of the country's  Iran-allied armed factions . Some operate simultaneously as a part of the official security forces...

A drone attack on the largest US military base in Syria has killed at least six allied Kurdish-led fighters. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said its commando academy at the al-Omar oil field in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour was hit in the early hours of Monday. It accused...

At least 30 Palestinians were killed in the Deir al-Balah region of central Gaza in the last 24 hours as Israel continued its onslaught on the besieged enclave, local officials said Sunday. The Israeli army carried out air attacks on the homes of civilians in Deir al-Balah and bombed a...

The  United States  on Friday evening launched its first series of retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria, following a series of strikes on an American outpost in Jordan that killed three soldiers. US Central Command released a statement saying its forces...