Turkey’s incursion into northeastern Syria appears to be giving Islamic State new life, but U.S. counterterrorism officials caution the terror group’s next moves are far from certain. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, warn Islamic State is well-versed in using regional conflicts to its advantage, having done so in Iraq in 2005-2006, and […]
Steve Herman at the White House, Carla Babb at the Pentagon and Nike Ching at the State Department contributed to this report. Turkish military officials say their troops are ready to launch a long-planned incursion into Syria to take out Kurdish forces branded by Ankara as terrorists, but viewed by much of the West as […]
Carol Castiel contributed to this story from Washington. WASHINGTON — A new class of foreign fighter is on the move, flocking by the thousands to a war zone, either looking for adventure or hoping to strike a blow for their cause, in ways that are increasingly getting the attention of Western intelligence officials. These fighters, […]
This image grab taken from a video provided by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard official website via SEPAH News, July 20, 2019, allegedly shows Revolutionary Guard Corps boarding the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz. WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran pushed full steam ahead, each country launching a new round of […]