Pentagon officials called the weekend's strikes a very serious blow at the heart of the Syrian chemical weapons program... READ MORE›
After withdrawing from Iraq in 2011 after a years-long occupation, U.S. troops returned to the country in 2014 to help fight the Islamic State group... READ MORE›
But then, there also still is the matter of Syria's remaining chemical weapons... READ MORE›
State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert tells Al Jazeera Obama did not enforce red lines on chemical weapons use... READ MORE›
Mission Accomplished took on new meaning on a spring day in 2003, six weeks after the invasion of Iraq... READ MORE›
When VICE News Tonight Correspondent Seb Walker recently returned to Mosul, Iraq, he found were bodies decomposing in the streets... READ MORE›
The tainted legacy of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's rush to back U.S. President George W. Bush in Iraq has overshadowed the debate... READ MORE›
Bush, in October 2003, disavowed any connection with the Mission Accomplished message... READ MORE›
The 2003 Iraq War casts a long shadow over politics in Britain, and some lawmakers are wary about the effectiveness of military action on its own... READ MORE›
Meanwhile Assad's Russian ally has continued to deny that the Syrian government still has an arsenal of chemical weapons... READ MORE›
U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter praised Western air strikes against the Syrian government on Saturday as perfectly executed, and added Mission Accomplished ... READ MORE›
U.S. strikes cripple Syria's chemical weapons ability Pentagon... READ MORE›
This latest move, which suddenly intensified tensions, came as a result of US President Donald Trump's order on Friday to launch military strikes in Syria... READ MORE›
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia, Syria... READ MORE›
The U.S. Congress will play a clear role if President Donald Trump decides to strike Syria for using chemical weapons bystander... READ MORE›
Mr Trump had some strong words for Russia, which backs the Syrian regime in the war, warning President Vladimir Putin he would pay a big price ... READ MORE›
Mr Trump had some strong words for Russia, which backs the Syrian regime in the war, warning President Vladimir Putin he would pay a big price ... READ MORE›
The sisters rebuilding a library Jump to media player Farah and Rafal are restoring Mosul University's library after the Islamic State group destroyed it... READ MORE›
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis assured lawmakers that any attack on Syria's Bashar Assad would not distract from the destruction of the Islamic State... READ MORE›
Italy will not participate in Syrian military actions, Mr Gentiloni told allies, according to the statement... READ MORE›
Mr Corbyn urged the Government to wait for an inquiry into the source and usage of the chemical weapons used in Syria... READ MORE›
If the United States bombs another Syrian runway, Russian contractors can simply pave Mr. Assad a new one... READ MORE›
The T-4 airbase in the Syrian central province of Homs was hit by a... READ MORE›
The Pentagon's mission against the Islamic State in Syria remains open-ended despite President Trump's promise of a quick U.S. withdrawal... READ MORE›
The official said Trump wasn't thrilled about that either, but agreed to give the effort more time... READ MORE›
President Donald Trump declared last week that the US would be coming out of Syria very soon ... READ MORE›
Hezbollah commander Hatem Hamadeh and Hezbollah fighter al-Effie were killed during clashes in Syria's Aleppo... READ MORE›
White House says U.S. will stay in Syria until Islamic State is defeated... READ MORE›
In 2014 and 2015, the cell held more than 20 western hostages in Syria... READ MORE›
Britain's Ministry of Defense said one of its military personnel was killed in Syria in an operation against the Islamic State... READ MORE›
With another 60 million available for the next fiscal year, the two departments dickered for another five months over how much the State Department could have... READ MORE›
A 2011 paper from Harvard Kennedy School professor Linda Bilmes estimated the cost of veterans' benefits as 600 billion to 1 trillion over the next 40 years... READ MORE›
Mr Trump, the US president, had been penciled in for a 'working visit' in the first month of 2018 to formally open America's new London embassy... READ MORE›
The New Zealand United States Council announced on Sunday it would host Mr Obama at speaking events in Auckland and Sydney on March 22 and March 23 respectively... READ MORE›
Brown's intervention will reopen the debate about Britain's decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq... READ MORE›
Four Americans were wounded during a combat engagement in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday... READ MORE›
Sophisticated weapons the U.S. military secretly provided to Syrian rebels quickly fell into the hands of the Islamic State, a study released Thursday disclosed... READ MORE›
We estimate more than 100 Syrian pro-regime forces were killed while engaging Syrian Democratic Forces and Coalition forces, a US military official told CNN... READ MORE›
Trump will not impose sanctions that threaten iran nuclear deal... READ MORE›
Trump strikes blow at Iran nuclear deal in major U.S. policy shift... READ MORE›
Rodrigo Duterte claims he killed a person as a teenager, in defiant speech to promote his drug war before summit of world leaders... READ MORE›
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared total victory over ISIL in July last year after nearly three years of war backed by the US-led coalition... READ MORE›
The contractors and the Iraqi officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations and declined to reveal the exact size of the drawdown... READ MORE›
Trump strikes blow at Iran nuclear deal in major US policy shift... READ MORE›
The ousting of Islamic State militants this week from Raqqa was filled with symbolism... READ MORE›
One of the officials said the request would closely follow the priorities unveiled by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday in the National Defense Strategy... READ MORE›
One of the officials said the request would closely follow the priorities unveiled by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday in the National Defense Strategy... READ MORE›
The Obama strategy was designed to support local ground forces in Iraq and Syria with coalition air power, advisers and training... READ MORE›
Journey, which tells the story of an Iraqi woman struggling under conflict and sectarian violence, premiered in the capital, Baghdad, earlier this month... READ MORE›
The men are among hundreds of foreigners detained in Iraq on terrorism charges after the toppling of the Islamic State's self-declared caliphate... READ MORE›
Mass graves containing at least 400 suspected ISIL victims, many wearing prison uniforms, have been found in northern Iraq... READ MORE›
His comments marked the first time Mattis has indicated there would be an increase of civilians in parts of the country retaken from Islamic State militants... READ MORE›
Donald Trump hasn't responded to the Hawaii false missile alarm but he has tweeted about Michael Wolff's book... READ MORE›
The Islamic State did not make any public claim of responsibility after the attack, on Oct. 1, which killed Spec... READ MORE›
But Duterte's spokesman disputed that account, adding that Trump appeared sympathetic when the Philippine president explained about the country's drug problems during their 40-minute meeting... READ MORE›
Tillerson said they have no business being on the battlefield now that the Islamic State has been routed... READ MORE›
Former U.S. president Barack Obama and Prince Harry traded quips as they prepared to record an interview that will air two days after Christmas... READ MORE›
Iraqi forces pushed back against the group city by city, finally retaking Mosul this summer... READ MORE›
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Iraqi forces were in full control of the countrys border... READ MORE›
Monitor says US-led coalition fighting ISIL in Iraq and Syria killed up to 6,102 civilians in 2017... READ MORE›
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