Russia's U.N. ambassador said Thursday there is a real prospect of a terrorist state springing up from Syria's second-largest city Aleppo to Iraq's capital Baghdad. Vitaly Churkin pointed to the rapid advance of al-Qaeda-inspired terrorists from...

The Supreme Military Council of Free Syrian Army in statement issued Friday denounced Interim Government's decision to dissolve the Council and to refer its members to the administration and financial committee, Zaman Alwasl reporter said. The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming increasingly intertwined against the same Sunni extremist group, President Barack Obama moved on Thursday to ratchet up U.S. efforts to strengthen more moderate Syrian rebels. Obama's request to Congress for $500...

(Reuters) - Iraqi forces launched an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit on Thursday with commandos flown into a stadium in helicopters, at least one of which crashed after taking fire from insurgents who have seized northern cities. Eyewitnesses said battles were raging in...