After backing Sunni rebels in Syria, Gulf nations face blowback in militant campaign in Iraq. Associated Press. Published June 18, 2014 2:18pm EDT | Updated December 3, 2015 8:57am EST.

Fighting ISIS: Former CIA deputy director on call to send U.S. troops to Iraq, Syria 02:58 "The only nations which have been out front to offer boots on the ground are Iran and Syria," said Falk ...

The transformation is happening in various countries, including Afghanistan, Yemen, and Mali. ... Sunni jihadists’ localized approach evolved organically out of the geopolitical upheavals of 2011.

Sunni fundamentalists, many inspired by Al-Qaeda's call to fight Americans, flocked to Iraq from Muslim countries, attacking coalition forces and many Shia civilians.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry chief: Sunni Arab nations are our ‘allies’ Director-General Dore Gold says Israel and some regional states are on the same page when it comes to concerns about Iran ...

Other Sunni nations are equally important to U.S. interests. Bahrain – a Sunni monarchy ruling an increasingly unruly Shiite majority – serves as home to the American 5th Fleet. ...

To fight the group, the U.S. is looking to work closely with Gulf nations, and the goal is to do away with ISIS, not contain it.

In Sunni Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt, sympathy for Sunnis in Iraq is spiked with the fear, notably in official circles, of a Shi’ite tide rising across the Middle East ...

In Sunni Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt, sympathy for Sunnis in Iraq is spiked with the fear, notably in official circles, of a Shi’ite tide rising across the Middle East ...