Syria-Kurdish deal: The terms of the deal appeared to be a major blow for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which ran a semi-...

A Turkish drone strike in northern Syria killed 11 civilians, including six children, a day after rebels ousted President Assad. Turkey-bac...

Syria's nearly 14-year civil war ended with the unexpected collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Sparked by 2011 protests, the conflict esc...

Foreign powers have been deeply involved in the Syrian conflict since 2011. Turkey supports rebel groups and opposes Kurdish forces, while ...

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to support the Assad government against a strong insurgent offensive led by Hayat Tahr...

Syrian rebels have recaptured Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad. The surprise offensive has reignited the Syrian civil war, leading to ...

The Arab-populated town run by Syrian rebel groups backed by Turkey opposed to Syrian President Bashar al Assad has been relatively quiet s...

Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq, has implemented a curfew in response to violent clashes between rival demonstrations involving Kurdish and...

A curfew has been imposed in the city of Kirkuk, Iraq, after clashes between Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmens. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia...

Warplanes attacked bases of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and the Syrian People's Protection Units, or YPG, the ministry s...

The jihadist group has yet to comment on the attacks and there is no indication that they are coordinated but, according to analysts, they ...

Oil pollution in Syria has been a growing concern since the 2011 onset of a civil war that has taken a toll on oil infrastructure and seen ...

The assaults are the latest in a resurgence of attacks by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq. The first was a brazen suicide mission ...

For Turkey, the step removes a source of friction with the United States. Erdogan has long castigated his NATO ally over its support for Sy...

Scuffles broke out in the Turkish capital as police used tear gas to prevent pro-Kurdish politicians and other mourners from laying carnati...

With the backing of US airstrikes, the Kurdish YPG militia has made significant gains against ISIS and has seized more than 10 villages.

The nurses are stranded in Tikrit, which is under militant control, with many of them holed up in the hospital where they work. Nurses said...