In his announcement unveiling U.S. attacks on Iran, President Trump assailed the Islamic Republic’s “proxies” in the region. “From Lebanon to Yemen and Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts,” Trump declared Saturday. The United States, Trump vowed, was determined to…
WASHINGTON — For a decade, President Trump promised to end what he calls forever wars, casting himself as a leader opposed to prolonged conflicts in the Middle East and who would rather pursue peace in the world. Now, early in his second term, Trump is taking military action against Iran that could expand well beyond a limited…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As U.S. forces surge into the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, the military posture is drawing comparisons to the 2003 Iraq War buildup. But military experts and former officials say that while the scale of visible force may look similar, the design and intent are…
ANKARA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – A Turkish parliamentary commission was set to vote on Wednesday on adopting a draft report to facilitate the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which would advance a peace process meant to end a more than 40-year conflict. The roughly 60-page report, shared with reporters ahead of the…
The military’s Central Command said on Friday that it had completed the transfer of some 5,700 Islamic State prisoners to jails in Iraq from custody in Syria. The military said last month that as many as 7,000 ISIS prisoners could ultimately be moved to Iraqi-run facilities. That would constitute most of the roughly 9,000 detainees…