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 Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that ISIL, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group, "entered Palmyra on Saturday and now occupies its northwest. There is also fighting with the army in the city...
Two huge explosions have occurred in the Turkish city of Istanbul, according to news reports and posts on social media.
Reports say that police are evacuating the area, which is home to the Besiktas football club and arena overlooking the Bosphorus Strait.
State-run news agency Anadolu confirmed that two explosions had taken place, but did not provide further details.
Reuters news agency...
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 Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that fighting in Aleppo has stopped for the moment ahead of meetings Saturday with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other world leaders about the next steps to prevent violence after Islamic...
Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Tuesday calling for a seven-day ceasefire in Aleppo, Syria.
Vitaly Churkin, Russia's United Nations foreign minister, called the resolution counterproductive to diplomatic efforts by Russia and the United States, which include a settlement plan, agreed to Friday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of...
The United Nations mission in Iraq said it will stop reporting military casualty figures after Iraq's military complained the numbers were exaggerated.
In a press release published Sunday, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, or UNAMI, said it "acknowledges that the military figures were largely unverified." The agency said it will discontinue the reporting "unless a sound...
Syrian government forces have taken about half of the rebel-held portion of Aleppo, military leaders said, bringing an end in sight to the bloody six-year stalemate in the city.
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have held the gains made in the week since they took control of a key housing district at the center of the eastern portion of the war-torn city.
A top Syrian general...
About 20 percent of Mosul has been captured from Islamic State control, while the city's east has been completely isolated, U.S. military officials said in its latest update on fighting in the stronghold.
Col. John Dorrian, U.S. spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, told Fox News on Thursday he estimates Iraqi security forces have freed about 20 percent of Mosul during "very dangerous...
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday said the U.S. Senate's vote to extend sanctions on Iran is a violation of the Iran nuclear deal.
The Senate unanimously voted Thursday to extend the president's authority to impose sanctions on Iran for 10 more years if last year's landmark nuclear arms agreement is violated by Iran. The vote was 99-0.
The House passed a similar bill last month, and...
Hundreds of Syrian civilians are fleeing into portions of Aleppo newly controlled by government-backed forces. Meanwhile, pro-government forces continue to lay siege to parts of the city still held by rebel groups.
Several hundred Aleppo civilians flooded into the Masaken Hanano neighborhood after Syrian troops retook the rebel stronghold on Saturday. Masaken Hanano was one of the first...
The next chapter in the Aliens: Colonial Marines false advertising lawsuit has unfolded. Court documents obtained by Polygon reveal that developer Gearbox Software has been dropped from a lawsuit regarding the alleged misrepresentation of 2013's critically panned shooter, Aliens: Colonial Marines.
The case against Gearbox has been dismissed with prejudice--meaning the developer can't launch...
