The U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard's top general, U.S. officials said Friday. The officials said a military airstrike targeted Abdul Reza Shahla’i, a high-ranking...

Displaced Syrians spending the winter out in the open and non-governmental organisations have appealed for international support ahead of a decisive UN Security Council vote on cross-border aid. The UN Security Council was to vote Friday on extending humanitarian aid to Syria, including to...

Air strikes against trucks and weapons depots in eastern Syria killed eight fighters of Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi militia force overnight, according to a UK-based activist group. Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen news outlet said Israel was responsible for the strikes early on Friday in Albu Kamal on...

Iran on Friday denied being responsible for the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines jet that crashed Wednesday in Tehran, calling the allegation a lie and psychological operation of the U.S., the state-run IRNA news agency reported. In a statement, government spokesman Ali Rabiei...