World Oct 22 U.S. troops leaving Syria can’t stay in Iraq, Iraq’s military says The U.S. had planned for troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq and continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent its resurgence in the region.
World Oct 18 Lebanon paralyzed by nationwide protests over proposed taxes The protests are the largest Lebanon has seen since 2015.
World Sep 10 Iraqi pilgrims killed in stampede during holiday It was the deadliest stampede in recent history during Ashoura commemorations, when hundreds of thousands of people converge on the city, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, for the occasion every year.
World Aug 25 Drone war takes flight, raising stakes in Iran, U.S. tensions From the vast deserts of Saudi Arabia to the crowded neighborhoods of Beirut, a drone war has taken flight across the wider Middle East, raising the stakes in the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
World Jul 22 Syrian airstrikes kill dozens as fighting escalates Syrian government forces launched their offensive in Idlib province in late April, but the troops have made little progress since the push started.
World May 10 Why Syria’s Assad is setting his sights on Idlib Idlib is once again a theater for bloody military operations: heavy bombardment, airstrikes and waves of civilian displacement.
World Apr 29 Islamic State leader appears in video for first time in 5 years Al-Bagdadi acknowledged that IS lost the war in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz, which was captured last month by the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
World Jan 11 U.S. official says withdrawal from Syria has begun After days of conflicting statements about a timeline for U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday that the withdrawal process has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or…
World Apr 22 Syrian military pummels ISIS-held districts in Damascus Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the Islamic State group.
World Apr 14 Western airstrikes unlikely to impact Assad’s war machine The Western airstrikes targeting suspected Syrian chemical weapons facilities might have rained down punishment from the sky, but they will not fundamentally degrade a war machine whose main bases, weaponry and personnel remain in place.