Kurdish leaders affiliated with the PKK are more cautious about dissolving the party. They believe it is unwise to abandon 45 ...

Facing recurrent cycles of terror-violence in a “state of nature,” [1] Israel must defend itself in both law [2] and strategy ...

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The extremist Islamic State group is resurging in parts of the world, adapting its tactics and expanding its reach despite ...

Palestinian journalist Nour ElAssy writes about the shattering of a ceasefire that brought anything but the relief she had ...

The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.

Francis was admitted to a hospital Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened. He later developed a life-threatening case of ...

Battle of Mosul would have been unrecognizable to Henri Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war movie directed by Ridley Scott set during 1993's Battle of Modadishu, one of the largest ...

Mosul’s Old City, once a battleground, is now home to a breathtaking work of art: two majestic alabaster gates adorned with ...

Retired U.S. Army Chaplain Patrick Van Durme has been named Livingston County Veteran of the Month, the Board of Supervisors ...

The Chaldean patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, said most of the Iraqi population has been distressed by Pope ...