Ottoman century? With Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon all weak, the region’s reconstruction in ways that permit peace, ...

This historic map shows that the tribes had taken Syrian land and northern Iraqi ground in its first effort. A later expansion under Suleiman the Magnificent in the 1500s captured the rest of Iraq.

Iran launched retaliation against the United States on Monday, firing short- and medium-range missiles targeting the U.S. Al ...

Iraq has officially reopened the Qaim border crossing with Syria for trade and passenger traffic, a spokesman for the Iraqi ...

Iraq war map: Who controls what. As ... but its fighters still operate in the desert regions around the Iraq-Syria border. Iraq’s military has launched another offensive to target ISIL sleeper ...

The earthquake is the strongest to hit Turkey in more than 80 years, according to the US Geological Survey. Tremors from the first earthquake near the border with Syria and more than 100 ...

Iraq sent armoured vehicles on Monday to reinforce its long border with Syria, in a bid to ease concerns after a surprise offensive in the neighbouring country by Islamist-led insurgents.The lightning ...

Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists said Wednesday. According to two paramilitary ...

BAGHDAD -- Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six Iran-backed militants Saturday, two members of Iraqi militia groups told The Associated ...

Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six Iran-backed militants Saturday, two members of Iraqi militia groups told The Associated Press.

A series of rocket and drone attacks from Iranian-backed proxies in Syria and Iraq have demonstrated how violence in Gaza threatens to tip into conflict elsewhere. In all, there have been at least ...

Tremors from the first earthquake near the border with Syria and more than 100 aftershocks have been recorded across the region, including in Lebanon, Israel, Iraq and Jordan. CNN values your feedback ...