Russian and U.S. military officials have discussed additional safety measures for flights over Syria by Russian and U.S.-led coalition warplanes, Russian news agencies reported Thursday. Russia and the coalition support opposing sides in Syria's protracted civil war....

The start of this year proved deadly for one unit of about 100 Russian fighters supporting President Bashar al-Assad's troops in northern Syria. On Feb. 3, 38-year-old Maxim Kolganov was killed in a firefight with rebels near Aleppo when a bullet pierced his body armor and heart. Then,...

(Rudaw)-  A malaise of distrust in Mosul enabled ISIS to easily take over more than two years ago, but now the US has an opportunity to help build trust there and contribute to stabilizing Iraq once the city is liberated, said a former US intelligence officer with experience in Mosul....

Australian counterterrorism police have arrested a Sydney man and a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of breaching foreign fighter laws. News broadcaster ABC reported that the 24-year-old arrested during raids Thursday was accused of traveling to Syria in July 2013 to fight with the Jabhat...