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US-backed forces say they're having 'difficulties' beating ISIS in Syria
ISIS fighters are clinging to a small patch of land in eastern Syria.But the parcel is about the same size it was five weeks.US-backed forces say they're facing "difficulties," including mines and...
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Trump says it's time for the US to recognize Israel's annexation of Golan...
President Donald Trump on Thursday said it's time for the US to recognize the Golan Heights, one of the globe's most disputed territories, as part of Israel.Trump tweeted, "After 52 years it is time...
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US-backed Syrian forces declare 'physical defeat' of ISIS in Syria after...
Kurdish and US forces declared the physical defeat of ISIS forces in Syria Saturday.ISIS has attempted to create a caliphate in Iraq and Syria since 2014.The final battle had dragged on for over a...
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The ISIS 'caliphate' is defeated — but jihadists remain a threat from sleeper...
US-backed forces have declared ISIS' "caliphate" defeated, but the threat from jihadists across the world remains.Some ISIS fighters still hold out in Syria's remote central desert, and in Iraqi cities...
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Trump is upending decades of US policy toward Israel, but he could give a...
President Donald Trump will sign a decree on Monday recognizing Israeli control of the Golan Heights, Israel said Sunday.The move is unlikely to have much effect on the ground, as Israel has had full...
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Netanyahu joins Trump at the White House as the president officially...
President Donald Trump formally recognized Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side. Netanyahu offered Trump glowing praise in joint...
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Dozens of French children are stranded in Syria, and France can't decide...
An estimated 2,500 children from various nationalities are still stranded in Syria and Iraq. Dozens of them are French. Many are under the age of seven. The French government has given little...
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ISIS' 'caliphate' is no more — 14 photos of its last days under a US-backed...
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces declared the defeat of ISIS on Saturday, after liberating the last area held by the group in Syria.The victory came after weeks of intense fighting in eastern Syria...
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A-10 Warthog squadron gets rare Air Force award for extraordinary heroism for...
A-10 Thunderbolts from the Air Force's 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron received the Gallant Unit Citation for their performance against ISIS in Syria.They're the first individual unit to get the...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rand Paul, Ilhan Omar, and a bipartisan group of...
A bipartisan group of lawmakers including Rand Paul, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ilhan Omar sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday.The letter praised the president's December...
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Trump has labeled Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorists — here's what you...
The Trump administration on Monday labeled Iran's shadowy Revolutionary Guard a "foreign terrorist organization."Here's a look at the guard's expansive and secretive operations.DUBAI, United Arab...
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Snipers, starvation, and death: The bloodshed never stopped in the onslaught...
The last chunk of territory in ISIS' self-declared "caliphate" was liberated in March, when US-backed forces captured the village of Baghouz in eastern Syria.The final weeks of the campaign were a...
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Trump labeled Iran's most powerful military branch a terrorist group, and...
The Trump administration has designed Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard's as a foreign terrorist organization.The potential for a clash between the US and Iran is already on the rise, and the...
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A nurse from New Zealand was kidnapped by ISIS in Syria more than 5 years...
A New Zealand nurse was kidnapped by ISIS more than five years ago, the Red Cross revealed on Sunday.Louisa Akavi and two Red Cross drivers were abducted during a medical mission in Idlib, northwestern...
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Let's talk about the Israeli 'Rampage' weapon reportedly used in Syria for...
Israel's air force appears to have introduced its new Rampage missile to combat, firing it at targets in Syria.The Rampage is expected to be a stand-off weapon, probably inspired by the downing of an...
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ISIS released the first video of its leader in 5 years, showing him...
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared in a video released by the group's propaganda arm.The video, dated to early April, is Baghdadi's first since 2014 and shows him discussing recent events,...
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Experts say that ISIS' leader is taking a big risk to capitalize on the Sri...
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the mysterious leader of the Islamic State terrorist group, has made his first appearance in roughly five years.In a video released Monday, al-Baghdadi sought to rally the group's...
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Facebook shut down 49 groups being used by looters to sell stolen ancient...
Looters are selling stolen antiquities from Syria on Facebook, a BBC investigation has found.Working in cooperation with Syrian archaeologists, the BBC monitored private Facebook groups where...
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The war in Syria's northwest corner is heating up again
Dozens have been killed and more than 150,000 people have fled a Russian-backed offensive by the Syrian government in the northwest corner of the war-torn country.Russia's patience has been wearing...
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People think 'Game of Thrones' season 8, episode 5 was a big metaphor for the...
Warning: Spoilers ahead for the "Game of Thrones" season eight, episode five, "The Bells."In episode five of season eight of "Game of Thrones," a lot of people think Daenerys Targaryen essentially...
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