Iraqi Shi'ite militants have crossed the border to fight in Syria, often alongside President Bashar al-Assad's troops, adding to the sectarian nature of the proxy war there. The news that Shi'ite Iraqi militias are fighting in Syria with the Assad regime and against...
UN Investigator: Foreign Jihadists Threaten to Radicalize Syrian Rebellion | Human rights violations ‘escalate dramatically’ on both sides
In Tuesday night's presidential debate, President Obama countered Mitt Romney's charge that he failed to describe the attack on the US consulate building in Benghazi, Libya last month as a terrorist attack, insisting that he "get the transcript." The town hall style...
Syrian Rebel Factions Unite Under Umbrella Group | Deal likely won’t include several jihadist factions
Pakistani Girl’s Shooting an ‘Opportunity’ for War, Former Envoy Insists | Anger at Pakistani Taliban, but no consensus on strategy against them
US Court Reverses Conviction of Bin Laden’s Driver | Being bin Laden’s driver before war not a war crime
Taliban Influence Grows in Afghanistan’s ‘Safest Province’ | Bamiyan cut off from rest of the world
90 Reported Slain as Syria Pounds Rebel-Held North | Strikes target rebel strongholds in Idlib, Aleppo
Syria ‘Open’ to Ceasefire Talks, But Will Deal Emerge? | Most rebels mum on idea of ceasefire
Afghanistan Denies Weekend Suicide Bomber Was in Spy Agency | Rejects claim incident was another ‘insider attack’
