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...

At least 21 Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded in attacks carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip early Friday. According to a report on the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Israeli warplanes conducted late night airstrikes in the southern city of Rafah and the...

“We live in a tent – the children are afraid of houses and buildings,” says Hind, a mother of five in Afrin, in northwest Syria’s Idlib province. “We are very tired.”  Where can you find refuge when your home is no longer safe? How can you comfort your children when they...

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...