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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former detainees suspected of being members of the Islamic State (IS) group are released in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakeh ...

The US military struck ISIS targets in Syria on Sunday as rebel groups toppled the government. Longtime Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled Damascus for Moscow. President Joe Biden said US forces would ...

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 ...

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 ...

They came from around the world, four women drawn to the Islamic State group's "caliphate." They said it was out of misguided religious faith or naivety or youthful rebellion, but whatever the reason, ...

ISIS is now stronger in the Syrian desert.” Abdi said that previously, ISIS was hiding, but their activities have now “increased” in areas under SDF control. Additionally, “plans for breaking out from ...