The representative of Iraq's regional Kurdish government to the U.S. said Monday that Kurdish forces fighting Daesh are being deprived of sufficient military aid from Baghdad and the U.S. coalition.   "Peshmerga, although valiant, heroic and committed to fight ISIS,...

Islamist militants and fighters loyal to the Syrian government have made a rare prisoner swap, with insurgents releasing 25 women and children in exchange for one of their commanders, a monitoring group said on Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 10 children and 15 women...

 (Reporting by Mohamed Al Hussein; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Saeed Omer, Head of Erbil’s office of National Affairs for Kurdistan Democratic Party in Syria says that Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its Syrian branch, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) are part of an alliance...

(Reuters) - Oil futures climbed more than $1 a barrel on Monday, after Saudi Arabia raised its prices for crude sales to Asia for the second month running, signaling improved demand in the region. International benchmark Brent regained ground after tumbling as much as 5 percent on...