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.

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

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 ...

Both announcements mark a big shift in Kurdish strategy. Kurds hope that relinquishing their arms will help them negotiate ...

"We hold the Syrian president directly responsible for every threat and firing at the State of Israel," said Israel Katz.

Freed prisoners sit inside a bus following their release during a prisoner exchange between Syrian authorities and the ...

Though the museum bears Barzani’s name, it also honours a wider pantheon of figures who contributed to the Kurdish cause ...

Israel struck Syria's Latakia, targeting missile sites it said threatened navigation. First attack in a month amid indirect ...

Turkey and Saudi Arabia are two Sunni powerhouses that have had a complicated and often contentious relationship over the ...

But for Syria’s many diverse peoples — including mine, the Kurds in the northeast — this remains a time of risk and anxiety. As a new Syria takes shape, we must ask: What kind of state will ...

A Swedish man has been indicted as a member of the Islamic State group in connection with the killing of a Jordanian pilot ...