Plans to send heavier weapons to CIA-backed rebels in Syria stall amid White House skepticism
As rebel-held sections of Aleppo crumbled under Russian bombing this month, the Obama administration was secretly weighing plans to rush more firepower to CIA-backed...
Isis kills dozens and seizes hostages in counter-attack on Kirkuk
Battered and in retreat over much of northern Iraq, Islamic State has launched a surprise counterattack far from its last redoubt of Mosul, taking...
Suicide bombers target multiple sites in Iraq’s Kirkuk
A Kurdish intelligence officer confirmed that four suicide bombers had attacked the main police headquarters in the city at around 3:00 am (00:00 UTC...
Wary of Russian Guarantees, Residents Stay Put in War-Torn Aleppo
Many said in interviews they wanted to stay to hold on to their homes, or to continue to resist the government of President Bashar...
How to End Saudi Arabia’s War of Paranoia
Paranoia has long been the basis of Saudi policymaking on Yemen. It used to be paranoia about the Yemenis themselves; now it’s about Iranians....
Iraq’s Elite Soldiers Have Their Sights Set on Mosul
The men wore fatigues and black T-shirts, many adorned with death’s head prints taken from American popular culture, such as the Pirates of the...
Worldly powers devise a plan to take Mosul back from the IS.
The Iraqi Army and coalition forces launched an offensive this week to retake Mosul from the Islamic State. The third day of the campaign to...
Turkey fires NATO military envoys after failed coup: Report
Turkey has fired hundreds of senior military staff serving at NATO in Europe and the United States following the failed July 15 coup, documents...
Turkey cannot be excluded from Mosul operation: Erdogan
Ankara cannot be excluded from the operation launched to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant...
Kuwait’s Ruler Dissolves Parliament, Citing Security and Oil Prices
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait’s ruler dissolved Parliament by royal decree on Sunday over unspecified security concerns and amid low oil prices that have squeezed...
Turkey seeks to expand border ‘safe zone’ 45km into Syria
Ankara has announced plans to expand the so-called security zone deeper into northern Syria, after rebels – backed by Turkey's tanks and air force...
Can we trust the Saudis to stick to the OPEC Deal?
As Saudi Arabia leads the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in developing a six-month freeze deal, investors and industry officials should consider one key...