The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will ...

European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign ...

Although Erdogan might deplore the effect on Turkey’s domestic political scene, he may yet see an autonomous Kurdish region ...

The Kurds have a long history with distinct cultural and ethnic identities but have never had an independent nation. After ...

Archaeologists are painstakingly putting together artefacts at Nimrud shattered by Islamic State jihadists, undaunted by the ...

Iran last week launched its most extensive military exercises in decades, flying thousands of drones, parading rocket ...

ISIS could unleash a new wave of terror by springing fighters from camps like the one holding Shamima Begum, a top general ...

The new government's intelligence services are using 'all capabilities to face all attempts targeting the Syrian people in ...

Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries are meeting Syria's new foreign minister in the ...

I am so cross with the Army - the way they acted was ridiculous and they are definitely to blame for his death.' ...

The police went into the van he had used as the instrument of death and found an Islamic State flag. "By carrying a ISIS flag with him during the attack, the suspect wanted to show that he was a true ...

With just over a week until President-elect Donald Trump takes office, the soon-to-be second-time U.S. leader famed for his ...