IRAQ

Despite the best of intentions, Prime Minister Abadi is unlikely to fix Iraq’s massive corruption problem.

Chelsea Manning was accused of having a copy of Vanity Fair magazine with Caitlyn Jenner on the cover and an expired tube of toothpaste, among other items.

Khaled Asaad was taken hostage by ISIS after the group seized the Unesco World Heritage site in Syria in May.

According to the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Secretary Ali Shamkhani, the U.S. does not want to destroy the militant group.

Turkish and American officials have said they would create an "Islamic State-free" zone in a 60-mile strip along the Turkish border.

The jets reportedly landed at the Mezze air base outside Damascus on Sunday evening.

The Jewish leaders sign an open letter seeking to counter the notion that the Jewish establishment largely opposes the accord.

Israel is fearing a spillover from the Syrian civil war across the occupied Golan Heights.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi cut his cabinet by a third and dissolved four ministries as a parliamentary panel called for the prosecution of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

The decision follows criticism from some German officials of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's military crackdown against Kurdish militants.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday approved the decision of an investigative council to refer military commanders to a court martial for abandoning their positions in the battle against Islamic State militants in Ramadi.

The Islamic State group regularly executes men accused of being gay in this manner.

"I find it somewhat curious that Jeb Bush is doubling down on - defending - his brother's actions in Iraq," she said at a press conference.

At least 24 people were killed Saturday in a spate of bombings.

A leader of the Kurdish militant group pledged retaliation over Turkey's ongoing offensive against it as he accused the Turkish government of disregarding peace overtures.

At least 46 people have been killed in clashes between Islamic State, a rival Islamist group and forces loyal to the official government in two Libyan cities, residents and medics said on Friday.

Kayla Mueller, of Prescott, Arizona, had traveled to the Turkey-Syria border in 2012 to work with refugees.

From Guantanamo to Iraq, Jeb Bush is not afraid to defend former President George W. Bush's choices.

The Oktaha, Oklahoma, gun range's sign read: "This privately owned business is a Muslim-free establishment, we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone."

The new report confirms the ongoing trend of fighters from outside the Middle East joining the militant group.

Some residents of Baghdad say Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s recent changes in government caused the bombing in the Sadr City suburban district that left 75 people dead and 200 injured.