Turkey-backed Syrian forces and Syrian Kurdish fighters shelled one another’s positions in northern Syria on Wednesday, leaving at least five people dead and more than a dozen wounded, the Kurdish side and a war monitor reported. The violence is the latest in northern Syria, which has...

TATVAN, Turkey (AP) — Fearing a new refugee crisis, Turkey is sending soldiers to reinforce its border with Iran in order to stop a potential influx of Afghans fleeing the Taliban insurgency. Irregular arrivals are already up as Afghans who fled weeks and months ago show up at Turkey's...

Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who is also commander-in-chief of the Iranian armed forces, appointed Shahram Irani as navy commander on Tuesday. Irani, 54, is the first Sunni high-ranking military commander in the armed forces and hails from Sanandaj, northwestern Kurdistan province,...

Syrian state media reported that Israel carried out a missile attack on southern Syria late on Tuesday, targeting an unspecified military position. There was no immediate comment from Israel. The state TV report did not specify if there were any casualties. It said two missiles were fired...