STORY: Thousands of Islamic State fighters are held inside this heavily fortified prison guarded by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces, a U.S.-backed group that holds a ...

Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A senior commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Monday that there is no serious ...

HASSAKEH, Syria(AP) — The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country’s northeast have agreed in principle on a plan to merge the U.S.-backed force as a cohesive group into the ...

AL SHADADI BASE, Syria (Reuters) -U.S. forces have pulled out of two more bases in northeastern Syria, visiting Reuters reporters found, accelerating a troop drawdown that the commander of U.S.-backed ...

This reflects a longstanding paradox in Iraq, a country with vast oil reserves that should be able to cover its electricity ...

Iraqi Kurdistan-based General Yazdanpanah says calls for “decentralization are meaningless, as they will not ensure Kurdish ...

Whatever air defense the U.S. or other allies provide Iraqi Kurdistan to help it fend off these attacks, it will be better late than never and a lot better than nothing.

Iranian proxy attacks on Kurdish energy infrastructure could put US troops in danger.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Germany’s armed forces will continue their deployment in Iraq for an additional 15 months to help stabilize the country and prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State (ISIS) ...