The SDF was the main Western-backed ground force in eastern Syria fighting Islamic State, which ran a jihadist mini-state there from 2014-2017. Turkey says the SDF's main fighting force, the YPG, are ...

It is time for the United States to try a different tack and, by doing so, to also put itself in the position of having to use military power less frequently. With an actual framework to help guide ...

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This is why, on December 2, he arrived in Kiev for an unexpected visit — his first in two and a half years. "Showing readiness to resolve the Ukraine conflict diplomatically, which aligns with the ...

Several countries continues to grapple with conflicts, political instability, and humanitarian crises, making some of the ...

There has been no let up in attacks on Israel from Resistance groups in the Middle East. Shortly after firing rockets towards ...

U.S. foreign policy is adrift between the old order and one that has yet to be defined. Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 ...

Iran's constellation of allied regional militia groups, aided by Russian air power, has been integral to the success of pro-government forces in subduing rebels in Syria who rose up against President ...

By Alison Weir, If Americans Knew On November 12th I received a sudden visit at my home from two FBI agents. As I posted in a ...

Just a year ago, the Islamic Republic was on the offensive as it used its proxies to launch coordinated attacks on Israel ...

As the anti-Assad regime forces’ surprise counteroffensive against regime forces stretches into its fifth day, Russia and ...

In just a few days, a patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of land in the west and northwest of ...