With IS just miles away, a US army vet, 2 Israeli engineers and the head of a preservation group carried out an audacious plan to restore an ancient shrine of the biblical prophet

Kurdish interior ministry says no one was hurt at Arbil; no claim of responsibility, but pro-Iran group blamed for previous assault hails attack

Tuesday night reports of fatal incident -- seen as highly implausible and largely ignored in Israeli media -- are false, says Kurdish Regional Government

Victim was foreign civilian contractor working with coalition forces, Iraq president calls incident a 'dangerous escalation;' previous attacks blamed on Iran-backed groups

Many welcome normalization as positive sign for their own independence dreams, but some analysts say rapprochement unlikely due to geopolitics, despite shared history

Ankara says its first known airborne-and-land offensive in Iraqi territory is in line with international law following insurgents' attacks on its military

Some 20 Jews gather in Al-Qosh to light menorah in celebration of Jewish festival, decades after most of community left for Israel

Convoy crosses Tigris River en route to Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region; NYT reports Trump leaning toward keeping contingent of about 200 troops in eastern Syria

'Think about our other allies, Israel, what do they think now — ‘Donald Trump is not true to our allies,'' presidential candidate says in criticism of US troop withdrawal

Prime minister warns against 'ethnic cleansing' of minority in northern Syria, does not mention decision by US president that paved way for offensive