The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Thursday condemned an attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed the ...

The semi-autonomous region of Puntland is planning a new offensive to combat a growing Islamic State insurgency in Somalia’s ...

The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, officials said. His last official photo showed him at a ...

The jihadist rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country ...

Malian armed forces, the Russia-backed Wagner Group and jihadi groups deliberately killed civilians and burned homes in Mali ...

Assad, as a rebel-linked caretaker prime minister was appointed to oversee the transition of power. Follow for live updates.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech Wednesday that the U.S. and Israel were behind the fall of former President Bashar Assad.

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick ...

The US’ key anti-ISIS partners in Syria said on Wednesday that the ISIS detention facilities they guard are coming under ...

The factions spill across current borders, which date from the Ottomans' post-WWI collapse (with a few later 20th-century rearrangements). For example, Turkey sees Syrian Kurds as allies of the ...

Assad's fall from power has ended the Baath Party's and Assad dynasty's long rule over Syria. The Baath Party is secular, but ...