"Major Blow To US": Large Group Of US-Backed Fighters "Defect" To Assad Forces 

U.S. and Afghan special-operations troops are carrying out a major air and ground offensive to clear Islamic State fighters from a district where the militant group aspires to make its local capital......»»

Islamic State fighters who fled into the desert to escape U.S.-backed forces in Syria and Iraq are staging renewed attacks, as friction among foreign powers hampers efforts to finish the terror group off......»»

The continued presence of thousands of civilians, including families of Islamic State fighters, is slowing a push by U.S.-backed forces to oust the extremist group from the last patch of territory it holds in Syria......»»

The influential Business Health Care Group that includes some of eastern Wisconsin’s largest employers is taking a major step in its journey toward lower health costs via a new provider network that promises 15% lower expenses......»»

Operation Anaconda demonstrated the skill and bravery of US special-operations forces, their international partners, and local Afghan fighters. CH-47 Chinook helicopters take off in the early morning in support of Operation Anaconda.....»»

A major U.S. airline trade group on Saturday said it backed the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checking the temperatures of passengers and customer-facing employees during the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies agreed on Wednesday to suspend debt service payments for the world's poorest countries from May 1 until the end of the year, as a group of private creditors also backed offering debt relief......»»

Not a large fraction, or even a majority. 100% of the economists at the widely regarded NABE (National Association of Business Economists) say the U.S. is already in a recession–a very rare........»»

Associated Press Fighting in Syria is heating up again between Syrian government forces, backed by Russia, and NATO member Turkey and the fighters i.....»»

After nine years of civil war, the fighting over who controls Syria has come down to one province: opposition-held Idlib, in the northwest. Backed by Russian air power, forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are advancing on the area. Becau.....»»

After nine years of civil war, the fighting over who controls Syria has come down to one province: opposition-held Idlib, in the northwest. Backed by Russian air power, forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are advancing on the area. Becau.....»»

The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes fell by more than 50% in 2019 despite a high-profile Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia in March, a Dutch consulting firm said on Wednesday......»»

Syrian government forces, backed by Russian troops, retook Ghouta in April 2018, after pummeling the city for years. On the ground in Ghouta, Bashar Assad's forces have reveled in their victor.....»»

Staff Sgt. Keifer Bowes/US Air Force US forces destroyed the headquarters of their anti-ISIS efforts in Syria on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reports.  Turkish-backed Syrian forces advanced on the position, despite a US show of force, .....»»

Israel has admitted responsibility in a significant overnight attack on Syria which reportedly killed up to ten pro-Assad forces, inc.....»»

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the jihadists had targeted a group of Syrian and allied Russian fighters near the town of Mayadeen.....»»

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks moved gingerly on Monday as a weekend G7 summit fanned trade conflict fears after U.S. President Donald Trump backed out of a joint communique in a blow to the group's efforts to show a united front......»»

Prospects for compromise on a wide range of trade disputes between the U.S. and its major economic allies have dimmed in the wake of a dramatic blow-up last week at Group of Seven meetings in Quebec, Canada......»»

Several opposition-held towns in southwest Syria have agreed to cede control to the Assad regime in the face of a continuing assault by its Russia-backed forces......»»

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Tribune Media Co. suffered a major blow Monday after the Federal Communications Commission's chairman said the deal violates federal laws. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement he has "ser.....»»