IRAQ

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's sudden resignation follows a long career as a statesman, military mind and foreign policy leader.

President Obama announced the departure of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who leaves at an important time for the future of fighting ISIS.

Reason No. 1? Critics say Chuck Hagel didn't understand the Middle East.

President Obama asked the Defense Secretary to step down on Friday. The move has been in the works for two weeks.

Talks between Iran and six powers are expected to fail to reach a deal to lift sanctions by a deadline on Monday.

Khalid Mahmood says Foreign Office's official figure of 500 fighters is an "underestimation."

The Pentagon hopes to send $24 million worth of weapons to tribesmen in Iraq to fight Islamic State militants.

Some families have had mothers, daughters and sisters kidnapped and sold into slavery by Islamic State group militants.

Three-hundred protesters demonstrated against Biden's visit.

The Saudi Arabian national is the seventh prisoner to be released by the detention center at Guantanamo Bay in the past three weeks.

Islamic State group militants continue to encroach on a province near Iraq's capital.

The president signed a secret order to expand U.S. forces' role in the war-torn country, according to a New York Times report.

A group of Canadian Forces vets add to a growing list of Western fighters who have ISIS militants in their crosshairs.

The latest split in extremist ranks comes after a decade-long rocky relationship.

If the provincial capital falls, ISIS would gain a major foothold close to Baghdad.

Republic Day marks the enactment of India's constitution on Jan. 26, 1950.

The U.S. has so far failed to topple President Bashar Assad and is now considering a new strategy in Syria.

A senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood was arrested in Jordan on Thursday, the third such high-profile arrest in recent months.

Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron had said Britain will introduce tough laws to counter terrorism at home.

Over 1,000 French nationals and nearly 3,000 Europeans are believed to have joined militant groups like ISIS in the Middle East.

In Iraq, the strikes against Islamic State were concentrated on the oil-producing north.