(Anadolu News Agency)- A Senate committee on Thursday approved new authorizations for the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria. The Authorization for the Use of Military Force passed the Foreign Relations Committee by a 10-to-8 vote with no Republicans voting for...

 (Anadolu News Agency)-  ISIL launched a counter-attack on Thursday, resulting in it controlling two areas in the western Iraqi province of Anbar.  The areas are close to Baghdadi town, located around 13 miles west of Hit city in Anbar governorate....

The training of moderate Syrian forces to fight against ISIL terrorists will begin next March, a U.S. official said Thursday. Brett H. McGurk, a deputy envoy to the U.S.-led anti -ISIL coalition, testified before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee that...

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's emir urged Gulf Arab leaders on Tuesday to shake off a damaging rift over Islamist politics and work together to tackle common threats across the region. The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- Qatar,...