Iraqi and American officials announced that the US-led counter-Islamic State operation in Iraq began its transition to a ...

DAMASCUS —U.S. forces conducted a successful raid in northern Syria on August 19, killing a senior ISIS member and key financier who planned attacks in Syria and Iraq, according to a statement from ...

But for Trump, Syria under its new leadership is not only an opportunity for U.S. grand strategy in the Middle East but a ...

The Defense Department did not reveal the name of the ISIS official, but said the raid took place on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The ...

The top U.N. envoy for Syria is warning that its transition remains “on a knife-edge” and violence could resume at any moment ...

U.S. Central Command described the suspected ISIS official, who was not named, as ‘posing a direct threat’ to U.S. and ...

The Pentagon provided few details about the operation. But counterterrorism raids — as opposed to airstrikes — typically ...

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Topics included: compliance with the 1974 cease-fire agreement, violence in southern Syria, smuggling and refugees In a move described as surprising and unprecedented in recent years, Damascus ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned U.S. President Donald Trump that military action in Venezuela would be the “worst ...

The Paris meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani and the Israeli delegation, under indirect US oversight, marks a notable point in Syrian-Israeli relations, but it is not a ...

In US-brokered talks, Syria and Israel discussed restoring a 1974 ceasefire to de-escalate tensions following the fall of ...