The current interim president of Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, was previously known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani and fought as an al-Qaida militant in Iraq after the U.S. invasion of 2003, and later fought ...

U.S. air bases in Iraq and Syria have once again been attacked, bringing the total to at least 90 since Oct. 17 and heightening fears about the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading.

US troops deployed to Iraq and Syria came under rocket attack four times within three days. No injuries were reported. American forces in the Middle East have been attacked at least five times in ...

DAMASCUS, June 12 (Reuters) - Middle East leaders and their Western allies have been warning that Islamic State could exploit the fall of the Assad regime to stage a comeback in Syria and neighbouring ...

ISIS attacks across Iraq and Syria are ramping up as the terrorist organization looks to boost its capabilities even as the U.S. and its allies continue to employ 'Defeat ISIS Missions'.

The United States has maintained a military presence in the Middle East for decades, currently stationing between 40,000 and ...

BAGHDAD — The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit the country, multiple Iraqi and American officials ...

A powerful blast rocked a military base near Baghdad Friday housing members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, which has close ties to Iran, according to multiple reports.

The US has around 70,000 troops stationed in the Middle East, and Iran has also threatened to hit Israel and Dubai in a ...

The US military struck back late Friday at Iran and its proxies in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for a drone attack last weekend that killed three US Army soldiers in Jordan, the Pentagon ...

In Iraq and Syria specifically, the presence of U.S. service members can be explained on a strategic level: they are there to fight the Islamic State (also known as ISIS)—and to counter Iran.

U.S. officials on Friday said they have agreed to a two-stage shift in the American military presence in Iraq that will allow for continued operations against Islamic State militants in Syria, but ...