Syrian government warplanes struck ISIS positions west of Raqqa city on the southern bank of the Euphrates river, state media said on Thursday. Separately, U.S.-backed Syrian militias have been pushing into the edges of Raqqa city in the first days of their assault to seize Islamic State's...

Germany's cabinet Wednesday backed the withdrawal of troops from the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey, the German defense minister said, following Ankara's refusal to allow German lawmakers access to its soldiers there. Germany plans to move the 280 German soldiers to an air base in...

 Russia's defense ministry says one of its fighter jets has intercepted an American strategic bomber that was flying near the border of Russian airspace. The defense ministry said in a statement the Su-27 was dispatched to the area over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday morning after Russian...

Russia is closing in on a deal with Turkey to supply its latest S-400 air-defense system to Ankara, Moscow said Saturday, in the latest sign of restored ties. "Moscow and Ankara have almost finished discussing the technical side of the contract for S-400," Russian state giant Rostec said in...