Islamic State in Iraq and Syria fighters were poised to capture a strategic Syrian town on the Turkish border, Turkey's president warned Tuesday, even as Kurdish forces battled to expel the extremists ...

Here's a big question about the U.S. strategy to defeat the self-described Islamic State. The question is, who's winning? Last weekend, the group controlling parts of Iraq and Syria captured Ramadi.

The lingering presence of ISIS in Syria likely means that U.S. troops in the country are not going to leave any time soon, regardless of the sudden collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime. There are roughly ...

RUKBAN CAMP, southern Syria — For almost a decade, thousands of displaced Syrians trapped in the desert struggled to survive in one of the most remote camps in the world; left without aid or medical ...