Worse still, the Islamic State is only one part of a wider situation in Syria and Iraq where a number of important historical areas are considered at risk.

We love maps and infographics at Foxtrot Alpha, and animated ones are that much better. The video below depicting the expansion of ISIS controlled territory over time is especially interesting ...

The chaos in Iraq and Syria have merged into a single far-reaching sectarian crisis.

New York Times writer Scott Anderson argues (and I don’t disagree) that Iraq, Syria and Libya were built to fail as nations. They made no sense.

A series of rocket and drone attacks from Iranian-backed proxies in Syria and Iraq have demonstrated how violence in Gaza threatens to tip into conflict elsewhere. In all, there have been at least ...

The ancient ruins were photographed across Syria, Iraq and Turkey by Cold War spy satellites, researchers said.

What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ancient Babylonian city in what is now Iraq When it was made: Approximately ...

BAGHDAD — Archaeologists in northern Iraq last week unearthed 2,700-year-old rock carvings featuring war scenes and trees from the Assyrian Empire, an archaeologist said Wednesday. The carvings on ...

The narrative about Kurds implementing multi-ethnic, feminist, and open-minded governing systems in Iraq and Syria, allied with the West in the fight against ISIS, is untrue.

The ancient ruins were photographed across Syria, Iraq and Turkey by Cold War spy satellites, researchers said.

The ancient ruins were photographed across Syria, Iraq and Turkey by Cold War spy satellites, researchers said.