The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control.

Three months after immigrating to Brooklyn, N.Y., from his native Caribbean country of Jamaica in 1999, Teflon Wint signed ...

Junior enlisted service members will soon see a significant boost in their pay as the Pentagon rolls out a targeted raise aimed at improving quality of life for the military’s lowest-paid ranks.

The conflict has transformed the role of women by catapulting them into army ranks and positions of authority.