The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members died during an ambush near Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria, where the Islamic State remains active. Two Iranian military advisers were killed by the Islamic State (IS) in eastern Syria on Thursday. Hassan Abdullah Zadeh and Muhsin Abbassi died in an IS ambush between …

Iraqi operations against Islamic State cells continue to rely on intelligence and airstrikes more than group battles. Operations resulting in dozens of arrests and the destruction of weapons caches of alleged Islamic State (IS) cells across Iraq in recent weeks continue to rely to some extent on US-led international coalition …

Iran’s powerful Guardian Council said it would review the decision to bar certain candidates from running in this month’s presidential election. Iran’s election authority announced Friday that it will review its disqualification of candidates from this month’s presidential election after the selection process received criticism from Iran’s Supreme Leader. Iranians …