Middle East

Turkish troops and allied Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Feb.11 entered the Islamic State Iraq and Levant (ISIL) -held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, a monitor said. “Turkish forces…

One Turkish soldier was killed, one other was wounded due to an Islamic State Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack during the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation in northern Syria on…

At least 43 Islamic State Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants were “neutralized” in northern Syria in the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, according…

An Iraqi police officer was killed and seven others wounded in clashes on Feb. 11 with protesters loyal to prominent Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in central Baghdad, an interior ministry…

If he wins the referendum Turkish President Erdogan could be in power until 2029 Turkey will hold a referendum on April 16 on proposed changes to the constitution that would…

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Feb. 10 that those using “threatening language” against Tehran would regret it as the regime faces increasingly hawkish rhetoric from the new U.S. administration. Rouhani…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejected the creation of safe zones for refugees and displaced people in Syria, an idea supported by U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey, according to a…

A member of Iraqi security forces stands guard during Friday prayers at the Hajj Diab al-Iraqi mosque in Mosul, Iraq, February 10, 2017 At least five people were killed and…

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump called on “Israel to be reasonable with respect to peace”, spelling out in his own words his administration’s stance that new settlements…

Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest against the dismissal of academics from universities following a post-coup emergency decree, outside the Cebeci campus of Ankara University in Ankara, Turkey,…