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, …