Islamic State militants left Ramadi's streets and buildings boobytrapped with bombs, hampering efforts to rebuild the city two weeks after Iraq's elite counter-terrorism forces claimed victory against the militant group there, officials said. Ramadi, the capital of Anbar...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists reported fierce clashes on Saturday between rebels and regime troops backed by their Hezbollah militia in the southern town of Sheikh Miskeen in Daraa province. Bashar al-Assad's forces backed by fighters from Hezbollah have launched major offensive two weeks...

More than 60 percent of sorties against ISIS in Iraq are carried out by the nation's air forces and about 40 percent by the U.S.-led coalition, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Saturday. Iraq's army last month scored its first success against ISIS when it recaptured, with air support from...

The Obama administration has a vision for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's departure. Even if it works, the president won't be around to see the plan through. An internal U.S. timeline for a best-case Syrian political transition, obtained by The Associated Press, sets a date of March...