Iraqi forces pushed Islamic State fighters back further in Mosul on Tuesday in a renewed effort to seize the northern city and deal a decisive blow to the militant group, though progress was slower in some districts, the army said. Iraqi forces and their allies have captured villages and...

Blasts from a suicide bomber and explosives-laden vehicle struck a highly guarded district in the Afghan capital Tuesday, officials said, killing at least 22 people in what appeared to be coordinated attacks on an area housing important government and security agencies. A police official...

The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and its political arm the PYD will not be invited to planned peace talks in Kazakhstan, a PYD official said on Tuesday, an outcome that would leave a key player in the conflict off the negotiating table. Syria's government and rebel forces started a ceasefire...

The bodies of two Turkish soldiers who had been missing in Syria for more than a month have been returned to Turkey, local media reported Tuesday. Turkey has been fighting ISIS in Syria since August, but the battle to take town of Al-Bab has proved tough and casualties there are on the rise....