Iraqi forces backed by Sunni tribes advanced into the town of Dhuluiyah north of Baghdad on Sunday in a new attempt to push out Islamic State group jihadists, officials said. In October, Iraqi forces retook most of Dhuluiyah from IS, but the jihadists later launched a...

  DAMASCUS, (AP)— Three Syrian diplomats left Damascus for Kuwait Monday where they will reopen their country's embassy in the Persian Gulf nation, a Syrian official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, told The Associated...

The NATO- led International Security Assistance Force ended its 13-year combat mission in Afghanistan on Sunday. From Jan. 1, 2015, the mission will evolve into training and advising the nascent Afghan security forces. The 13,000 foreign troops for...

  Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government have for the first time carried out air strikes on targets in the third largest city of Misrata, which is allied to an armed group that seized the capital in the summer. The internationally recognised Prime...