US shoots down Turkish drone after it came too close to US troops in Syria

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone that had come in too close to U.S. troops on the ground in Hasakah, Syria, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press. One ... Read More

Syria’s Kurds face ISIS threat, US indifference as Turkey destroys critical infrastructure

Turkish strikes have left hundreds of thousands without water and electricity, as well as undermining security at prisons and detention centers where tens of thousands of Islamic State fighters and ... Read More

Islamic State Khorasan’s Westward Network Expansion Into Iran, Turkey, and Europe

ISKP’s retooling from regional operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan to a focus on external attacks and operational plots has resulted in a surge of both foiled plots and successful attacks. Read More

Iraq repatriates nearly 700 more citizens linked to the Islamic State group from a Syrian camp

Iraqi and Syrian officials say Baghdad has repatriated hundreds more of its citizens linked to the Islamic State group from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria. Read More

Failed rocket strike launched on US-led coalition forces base in Syria

The failed strike marks the first time since Feb. 4 that Iranian-backed militias have attacked a U.S. facility in Iraq or Syria. Read More

Syrian Kurdish officials hand over 50 women and children linked to Islamic State group to Tajikistan

Kurdish-led authorities in Syria handed over 17 women and 33 children, related to Islamic State militants, on Thursday to a delegation from Tajikistan for repatriation. Read More

The U.S. Needs to Rethink Its Whole Approach to Iran | Opinion

Iran's attack on Israel was not a surprise, nor did it inflict significant damage. It was nonetheless a paradigm shift. Read More

Why does the West fear and loath Iran?

Thomas Foster answers six vital questions about what kind of society is Iran—and why Israel and the West want to destroy it ... Read More

The Latest | World leaders call on Iran and Israel to avoid allowing conflict to worsen

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired air defense batteries early Friday morning at a major air base and a nuclear site near its central city of Isfahan over drones being spotted, raising fears of ... Read More

Iran: last nation standing

BY NOT responding to decades of Israel’s provocations with an attack on Israeli soil, Iran displayed patience. The Islamic Republic rulers realised the provocations were becoming harsher, more ... Read More

Iranian military base in Iraq ‘targeted by Israeli air strikes’

Australians in Israel have been urged to leave the country urgently if it is safe to do so as concerns mount about further escalation of conflict in the region following Israel’s retaliatory strike on ... Read More

Israeli minister calls terms of hostage deal ‘trash’

Settlements and National Missions Minister Orit Strook said that a government that approves such an agreement "has no right to exist." ... Read More