Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Sustaining U.S. and Turkish assistance to the Syrian Kurds is crucial to blocking ISIS and stemming Russian influence, as is resolving Ankara's Kurdish problems at home

Defending the Assad regime has given Tehran multiple options for expanding its influence and projecting power in the region and beyond.

How an introvert became the leader of the Islamic State

The first wave of Russian airstrikes seemed to focus on rebel areas that threaten the Assad regime's Alawite heartland

The visit focused on Syria-related issues such as ensuring deconfliction, preventing the transfer of strategic Russian arms to Hezbollah, and keeping the Golan quiet

Intelligence chief says the alliance members can’t even agree whether Moscow or ISIS is the greater threat — and there’s not enough ISR to go around.

America can — and must — do more to help Europe’s migrants. I’m living proof of why.

The first of 75 U.S. troops have arrived in northeastern Sinai to help boost security for U.S. forces as part of a U.N. observer mission there, the Pentagon said Thursday.

Joint Statement on the Meeting between President Barack Obama and King Salman bin Abd alAziz Al Saud

What if U.S. lawmakers don’t accept their duty to oversee the U.S. campaign in Iraq and Syria