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In Iran's capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remainsIran is displaying its military might and training citizens in weapons handling. This show of force comes as U.S. President Donald Trump th...- Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soilIraq is caught in a regional war's crossfire, facing strikes from both Iran and the U.S. This dual threat jeopardizes the nation's economy,...
- Trump is drafting a new ally to attack Iran. What can happenReports suggest the Trump administration considered arming Kurdish groups to create unrest within Iran. This strategy leverages ethnic faul...
- US strategy on Syria risks ISIS resurgence, Kurdish General warnsSyria's top Kurdish commander accuses the U.S. of abandoning its Kurdish allies amid renewed fighting with Turkish-backed forces. The SDF g...
- Israel deploys forces in demilitarised buffer zone along northern frontier with SyriaIsraeli troops deployed to the Golan Heights to bolster security amid internal events in Syria, while asserting non-interference. The deplo...
- Iraqi militias deploy in Syria to back government's counteroffensive against insurgentsIranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to support the Assad government against a strong insurgent offensive led by Hayat Tahr...
- Turkiye strikes Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for second dayTurkiye launched strikes on Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq after a deadly attack on a defense company premises. The National In...
- Ballistic missiles hit Iraq's Kurdish capital, United States blames IranThe missile attack comes as talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal face the prospect of collapse after a last-minute Russian demand for...
- Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria: Defence MinistryAll the planes taking part in the operation, which it said targeted the areas of Derik, Sincar and Karacak, subsequently returned to their ...
- Two Turkish soldiers killed in north SyriaThe attack took place Saturday in the so-called Euphrates Shield area, which consists of a region between the Turkish border and northern A...
- Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone, near United States embassyThe attack which came shortly before daybreak followed two separate attacks on bases housing U.S. troops in western Iraq and across the bor...
- Syrian hospital hit in artillery attacks on Afrin, at least 13 killedAnkara condemned the missile attack it said was launched by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, though the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the ...
- Russian military intervenes to halt clashes in Syrian cityRear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the head of the Russian military's Reconciliation Center in Syria, on Tuesday said military police backed by he...
- View: From Syria, Donald Trump fuels the rise of Russia and ChinaThe Russians, in effect, have become guarantors of peace in the Middle East. The US demonstrates itself to be an untrustworthy ally. The co...
- ET Defence Bulletin: Stories you should not miss (October 20, 2016)This is a list of the top defence stories of today.
- Tensions between Kurdish groups are making the fight against ISIS a lot more complicatedBut Recip Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's authoritarian-minded president, also used the strikes against ISIS as cover for a Machiavellian power-pl...
- The US is losing track of who its friends are in IraqOn paper, the US is working alongside the Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish militias, Sunni tribal groups, and sectarian Shiite militias.
- US-backed Kurdish fighters have been effective against ISIS but could cause ethnic tensionsWith the backing of US airstrikes, the Kurdish YPG militia has made significant gains against ISIS and has seized more than 10 villages.
- Conflict between groups fighting the Islamic State terror group in IraqIt seems that Kurds, an ethnic group, have been seizing on the opportunity to take over territory that they expel ISIS from.
- Iraq's divisions will delay counter-offensive on Islamic StateAmericans' training mission aims to prepare Iraqi troops for a spring offensive to retake territory, incl Mosul and Islamic State's powerba...
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