Abu Mostafa was elated. Backed by Turkey’s armed forces, his Free Syrian Army unit racked up a series of rare victories against ISIS fighters in northern Syria this week, retaking five villages from the jihadi group on Tuesday. Turkey’s intervention in Syria is meant to push ISIS and …

Aleppo, Syria’s commercial powerhouse and a symbolic rival to the capital Damascus, has been under siege for most of a civil war that is well into its sixth year. But the intense fighting there now, where the rebels that once dominated the city are fighting to stave off …

Hundreds of American troops have arrived in Iraq to co-ordinate a looming assault on Mosul, the largest city still under the control of Islamic State. Nearly 500 US military advisers have flown into Qayyara airbase 40 miles south of the city in the past week as their commanders …

This September 11 will be the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that ripped a hole in the soul of the world. The cowards who perpetrated these acts also scarred the image of Islam, so much so that when millions of Muslims condemned these attacks from their mosques …

On September 4-5, the G20 held its annual summit in Hangzhou, China, President Xi Jinping’s home. G20 summits tend to be meaningless, but this one appears to have been outright harmful. The signature event was when President Barack Obama’s Air Force One was not met with a staircase—and it …

Three young idle curiosity observed with reporters deployed around the beautiful blue – domed mosque in search of Afghans that take “the pulse of the street.” Recently that the Marines have taken the city. “Do you know why you bombard Americans?” Asked a reporter to one of the …

Aug. 30: Turkey Adds a Layer of Complexity to a Convoluted Conflict After clearing a path for its troops to enter Syria, Turkey is now fully involved in a military campaign in northern Aleppo province. Turkish forces, predominantly backing the Free Syrian Army, are advancing against positions in …

North Korea has the dishonorable distinction of being the only country to test nuclear weapons in this century. On Friday, the rogue regime carried out its largest nuclear test, which was the second one this year and fifth since 2006. As the following map shows, North Korea is peppered with …

Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Friday morning spoke to his South Korean counterpart after North Korea conducted a nuclear missile test a night earlier, the Pentagon said. During the call, Carter reaffirmed an “ironclad” American commitment to the defense of South Korea, and its inclusion under the U.S. …