For the first time, Iran was unable to defend the Assad regime in Syria over the weekend when rebel forces seized control of Damascus. The Assad family, which has maintained power in Syria for more ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — As it moves to try to reverse the stunning loss of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s largest Sunni province, the Shiite-led government is hamstrung by the sectarian politics it has failed ...

Numerous Iraqi factions are now starting to have second thoughts about the U.S. drawdown. The United States of America has maintained some degree of military presence ever since March 19, 2003, when ...