

US Commandos Now in Iraq to Help Fight IS
Iraqi soldiers train with members of the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, at Camp Taji, Iraq, in this U.S. Army...


Aid Workers Report 'Barely Moving Skeletons' in Syria's Madaya
Syrians wait for the arrival of an aid convoy, Jan. 11, 2016, in the besieged town of Madaya as part of a landmark six-month deal reached...


UN Special Envoy for Syria Wraps Up Iran Visit
U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, center, arrives for a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, as he...


Russia Seeks Mediation Role in Iran-Saudi Dispute
Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against the execution of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, during...


Turkey's Erdogan Meets Saudi King in Riyadh
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud pose for a photo during their meeting in Riyadh,...


Purported Baghdadi Message Claims IS Is 'Doing Well'
This image from video shows a man believed to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, senior leader of the Islamic State militant group. Islamic State...


Top Syrian Opposition Leader Killed in Airstrike
Zahran Alloush, founder of the Army of Islam, talks during a conference in Douma, Syria, Aug. 27, 2014. Alloush was killed Friday in a...


Russia, Qatar to Encourage Syrian Opposition to Talk to Government
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, greets Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad al-Attiyah as they enter a hall for...


Moscow Playing Kurdish Card Against Ankara?
Selahattin Demirtas, co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, arrives for a meeting with representatives of minorities...


UN: Syria Peace Talks Planned for January
A damaged hospital hit by one of the three truck bombs in the YPG-controlled town of Tel Tamer, Syria, Dec. 11, 2015. The head of the...















