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Iraq recalls its ambassador, summons Iran's charge d'affaires over strikes in...

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad on Tuesday in protest over Iranian strikes on northern Iraq that killed...

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Turkish President Erdogan vows to widen operations against Kurdish groups in...

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to widen military operations against groups linked to Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria, days after an attack on a...

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Pakistan recalls Iran's ambassador over airstrike that killed 2 people

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group....

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Irvine goal sees Australia advance to knockout stage of the Asian Cup

DOHA, Qatar — Jackson Irvine delivered again as Australia booked its place in the knockout stage of the Asian Cup on Thursday by beating Syria 1-0.The midfielder scored for the second straight game to...

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An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 4 Iranian...

DAMASCUS, Syria — An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least four Iranians, Syrian and Iranian state...

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Pentagon: 3 U.S. troops killed, 25 others wounded in drone strike near...

A drone attack on an American base in Jordan killed three U.S. military personnel and wounded at least 25 others, U.S. officials said Sunday, prompting President Biden to blame “radical Iran-backed...

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Biden won't acknowledge the failure of Obama's Iran strategy

Three years into President Biden's presidency, the continuation of the Obama administration's Iran policy — getting money to the mullahs and relaxing sanctions in hopes of friendship — has resulted in...

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U.S. must eliminate Iraqi Shiite militias' Popular Mobilization Forces...

Shiite-backed Iraqi militias launched a drone strike targeting U.S. forces in northeastern Jordan last weekend, which killed 3 U.S. soldiers and wounded scores.The attack was not an isolated incident....

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U.S. begins airstrikes on militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal...

U.S. forces on Friday unleashed a wave of major retaliatory airstrikes against Iran's elite Quds Force units and Iran-backed militias across Iraq and Syria, officials said, finally firing back a week...

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U.S., Britain hit Yemen's Houthis in a new wave, retaliating for attacks by...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked...

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Iran backed Harakat al-Nujaba downplays U.S. strikes in Iraq, hints at...

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi militia official on Saturday hinted at a desire to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East following retaliatory strikes launched by the United States against dozens of sites in Iraq...

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Tensions rocket with U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria, U.K.'s attacks in Yemen

BEIRUT — British forces on Saturday joined their American allies in new attacks against militia in Yemen. The U.S. military earlier launched strikes on dozens of sites manned by Iran-backed fighters in...

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Syrians' miseries compound as conflict endures, international aid wanes after...

JINDERIS, Syria — A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in northwest Syria. He was used to the sounds of shelling and airstrikes after more than a decade of war, but this time the assailant...

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U.N.-backed commission says 30,000 children are suffering rights abuses in...

GENEVA — Five years after the Islamic State group lost the last sliver of land it controlled in Syria, nearly 30,000 children of militants and their supporters of various nationalities are suffering...

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Biden places restrictions on Israel, but not on Hamas

A recent headline in The Wall Street Journal expressed Hamas' last chance in its terrorist war against Israel: "Hamas Pins Survival Hopes on Ramadan." The subheadline reveals its strategy: "Group's...

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Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in...

DAMASCUS, Syria — An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, Syrian state media said Monday.The Iranian Arabic-language...

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Blocking Iran's unprecedented attack, Israel hails 'success'. Biden now seeks...

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel on Sunday hailed its air defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying the systems thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its...

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Israel lauds 'success' in blocking Iran's unprecedented attack. Biden now...

TEL AVIV, Israel | Israel on Sunday hailed its successful air defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying it and its allies thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles...

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The Latest | Israel says 99% of drones and missiles launched by Iran were...

Israel praised the success of its defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles while tensions ran high over a possible...

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Former Syrian general's trial over alleged role in war crimes starts in...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The trial of a former Syrian army general over his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 in his home country started at a Stockholm court Monday, a first according to a human...

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