Middle East
IS claims deadly attack in Syria against US-backed force
Islamic State militants have carried out a deadly attack on U.S.-backed forces in Syria, killing and wounding many fighters and civilians, Syrian ...Hezbollah says nearing victory in battle at Lebanon-Syria border
The leader of Lebanon\'s Hezbollah said on Wednesday that the group was close to defeating Nusra Front militants in the battle along ...Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State in Mosul
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over "brutality and terrorism" in Mosul on Monday, announcing his forces had ended the Islamic ...Cease-fire in southern Syria goes into effect
A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with a ...US-Russia agreement calls for cease-fire in southwest Syria
The United States and Russia struck an agreement Friday on a cease-fire in southwest Syria, crowning President Donald Trump\'s first meeting with ...Palestinians hail UNESCO Hebron vote slammed by Israel
The Palestinians hailed a UNESCO decision Friday to add the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron to the endangered ...Egypt military says 26 soldiers killed or wounded in Sinai
Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where the Islamic State group ...Syria says Israel strike kills civilians
Israel said on Saturday it had targeted Syrian military installations after shells landed in the occupied Golan Heights but a Syrian military ...Syria army declares 48-hour truce in southern city
Syria\'s army on Saturday declared a 48-hour ceasefire in the southern city of Daraa, bringing a cautious calm after days of heavy ...US fighter jet deal, ship visit show military links to Qatar
A deal between the United States and Qatar for F-15 fighter jets and a visit to Doha by two American warships on ...




