Raqqa is the last city of any consequence still held by Islamic State in either Syria or Iraq. But after being pummeled by airstrikes for months, ISIS' de-facto capital is now surrounded by US ...

After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of ...

Politicians and the public are convinced that spending more money on weaponry automatically raises an army’s effectiveness on the battlefield ...

The Battle for TikTok Is at the Forefront of a Deeper Geopolitical Trend What started as a China-U.S. controversy over data privacy now has global implications for the future of the internet.

Beneath every downward trend lies a story: a clinic that never reopens, a vaccine fridge left empty, a parent whose tomorrow ...

The painting does not portray a specific event, but represents the brutal reality of urban combat in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004.

Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of ...

In late 2004, the Second Battle of Fallujah commenced. It was an American-led offensive during the Iraq War, with the operation involving the efforts of the United States, United Kingdom and Iraqi ...

Significance Of Ashura. With the onset of Muharram, Muslims worldwide commemorate the Battle of Karbala. The battle was fought on the 10th of Muharram, 61 Hijri (October 10, 680 C ...

An Israeli strike hit Iran's state broadcaster while the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog indicated extensive damage to Iran's biggest uranium enrichment plant and Iran called on the U.S. to ...