The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will capture Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria “in a very short time”, the battle commander said on Saturday. The victory will bring the jihadist group, whose self-proclaimed caliphate once stretched across swathes of Syria...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said U.S.-backed fighters seized the last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria on Saturday after the jihadists who were still there surrendered. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The UK-based war monitoring group said the last...

More U.S. airstrikes in Somalia against Al-Shabaab will not bring peace to the troubled nation or discourage the terrorist group from continuing its operations, experts said. "Somalia needs a national dialogue. International support should focus on reaching a negotiated peace and justice...

  Israeli tank artillery hit a demolished hospital and an observation post in Syria's southern Qunaitra province near the border with Israel, Syrian state media said Monday, adding there had been only material damage. The two sites were hit by several tank artillery rounds,...