Horrifying footage has emerged after the Islamic State (ISIL) claimed responsibility for an attack at Niger’s main airport.

They keep going on about these small boats. Where are they? I’ve not seen any coming up the Irwell. My grandad smiles at me ...

In spring 2003, exuberance at the fall of Saddam was swiftly followed by a descent into deadly chaos. Whether moving independently or embedded with troops, Guardian reporters witnessed the violence on ...

Around 250 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team are returning to the U.S. as part of a phased ...

QAMISHLI, Syria - Dozens of Syrian government-affiliated internal security forces entered Kurdish-controlled areas in northeast Syria (Rojava) on Monday, marking the first phase of an internationally ...

Alexandria on the Tigris reemerges as archaeologists map a forgotten port city that once powered ancient global trade.

Syrian Interior Ministry forces entered Hasakah on Monday under a deal with the US-backed SDF, marking a key test of coordination after weeks of clashes.

The 1979 revolution in Iran brought to power an extreme Islamist regime that saw a nuclear-armed Israel as a potential threat ...

Syrian government forces entered the north-eastern city of al-Hassakeh on Monday under an agreement reached with the ...

Lost Alexandria on the Tigris Emerges from Iraq’s Dust. A “forgotten Alexandria” on the Tigris is being pulled back into focus by archaeologists using drones and geophysics, ...

Hasakah — Syrian government security forces deployed into a Kurdish-controlled city in the northeast on Monday under a U.S.-backed ceasefire deal that foresees the Kurdish-run regions being merged ...

AL-HASSAKEH, Syria -- A small contingent of security forces with Syria ’s interior ministry entered the city of al-Hassakeh ...