The United States may start distributing some arms and equipment to Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria "very quickly" but it will be done incrementally and closely monitored, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State said on Wednesday. Despite fierce opposition from NATO ally...

Russia's top diplomat met President Donald Trump on Wednesday and praised the U.S. administration as problem solvers, just as the White House drew criticism over the firing of the FBI director who was leading a probe into Moscow's alleged interference in U.S. politics. The talks with Foreign...

A US-backed alliance of Syrian Arab and Kurdish fighters on Wednesday captured the key city of Tabqa and the nearby dam from ISIS extremists, a monitor told AFP. "The Syrian Democratic Forces seized control of Tabqa and the adjacent dam," said Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for...

The Trump administration is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about the whereabouts of the military leader of Syria's al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front. The State Department says the reward will be paid for information "leading to the identification or location" of Abu...