The United States has maintained a military presence in the Middle East for decades, currently stationing between 40,000 and 50,000 troops across at least 19 sites.

The Israeli military says it detained Hamas members during an operation in southern Syria. A local TV station in Syria ...

Syria’s Druze community is divided among those wanting to work with the government, those seeking autonomy, and others ...

"It is incredible to see President Trump's bold vision and a Middle East defined by 'commerce not chaos," said Congressman ...

U.S.-backed forces now have Islamic State (IS) militants surrounded in central Raqqa, a Syrian Kurdish commander said, but he predicted that driving the militants out could take up to four months.

ACCORDING TO ONE legend, the Kurds are descended from 400 virgins who were raped by devils on the way to King Solomon's court. Fatah Kavian, a member of the central committee of the anti-Khomeini ...

Tensions have escalated between Iraq’s central government in Baghdad and the semiautonomous Kurdish region in the country’s ...