ISIS Capital Falls: U.S.-backed Rebels Take 'Full Control' of Syria's Raqqa
Kurdish forces raise a flag inside Raqqa stadium, the last remaining area held by Islamic State
ISIS on Verge of Collapse: The Rise and Fall of an Islamic 'Caliphate'
After the fall of its de facto capital of Raqqa, few expect ISIS to completely go away, or for the bloodshed in the two countries and the region to end quickly
Mission Impossible? Putin Seeks Syria Deal That Both Iran and Israel Can Swallow
Sources say Moscow is planning to propose formula whereby no foreign country will be allowed to turn Syria into platform for attacking neighboring states
Opinion Where Tensions Will Arise in Trump and Netanyahu's New York Speed-date
On Iran, Syria and the Palestinians, the two leaders will try to maximize agreement where they can. That won't prevent wild card, uncoordinated declarations that could upset their arrangements
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Claim to Thwart Planned ISIS Attack
Four people were arrested in what Iranian forces say was an attack planned for an upcoming Islamic holiday
Opinion Blood Brothers? Why Illiberal Nationalists Like Gorka Are at Home in Netanyahu's Israel
The common ground between the self-declared 'pit-bull' for Trump and Israel's right-wing government goes even further than Islamophobia, rejection of Palestinian rights and demonization of the left
Opinion On 9/11, Terror Was Al-Qaida's Goal. For ISIS, It's the Apocalypse
ISIS is driven by a fringe Muslim theology featuring conspiracy theories about UFOs, the Antichrist and the Jews. And the breakdown of the Caliphate won't stop its indiscriminate violence
Opinion Why Is Alt-right Favorite and Academic Fraud Seb Gorka Starring in an Israeli Counter-terror Conference?
He's out the White House, but Sebastian Gorka is still the same anti-Muslim fearmonger with primitive and misleading ideas that still pose a threat to American values and social cohesion
Stranded ISIS Convoy Symbolizes Militants’ Stalled Campaign
A convoy of buses carrying more than 300 retreating ISIS fighters is trapped in the Syrian desert with nowhere to go, chased at every turn by U.S. bombers determined not to let them rejoin the fight
Backed by Iran and Hezbollah, Syrian Forces Fight to Oust ISIS From Last Central Bastion
With help of Russian airstrikes, forces work to push Islamic State fighters from their last stronghold in central Syria
U.S. Warplanes Block ISIS Convoy Being Evacuated From Lebanon-Syria Border
Hezbollah's leader defends the Lebanese group's involvement in the evacuation deal
U.S. Blasts Deal Allowing Evacuation of ISIS From Lebanon-Syria Border Into Iraq
'Terrorists should be killed on the battlefield, not bused across to the Iraqi border,' tweeted U.S. envoy to the operation
Middle East
As Iran-backed Iraqi Militias Continue to Advance, Kurdish Leader Urges to Avoid Civil War
Thousands of civilians are streaming back to Kirkuk, a day after fleeing as Iraqi troops pushed Kurdish forces out of the disputed oil-rich city
