The Iraqi military has admitted bombing a disused school in western Mosul, but denied targeting civilians – saying the building was being used by ISIL as...
Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, told Congress more U.S. troops may be needed to support the Syrian Democratic Forces’ offensive to capture Raqqa....
Iraq intends to continue destroying Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants, even within the borders of neighboring countries, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari told Sputnik. On...
Iraq should “reciprocate” the United States’ discriminatory travel ban on Iraqis and citizens from six other Muslim-majority countries, the parliament’s foreign affairs committee told the Baghdad government. The...
The identity of the gunman who killed 39 people in the New Year’s Day attack on an Istanbul nightclub has been established, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut...
Fighters from ISIL have re-entered Syria’s famed ancient city of Palmyra from which they were driven out nine months ago, according to a monitoring group. The...
Syria’s army has paused military operations in Aleppo to allow civilians to flee the city but concerns about violence after the city falls abound. Russian Foreign...