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US wants 'concrete actions' on Iran from next Iraqi PMAmerica wants Iraq's new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, to take clear steps. These steps must separate the Iraqi state from Iran-backed arme...
Ceasefire under siege: What exactly is Israel's problem with Lebanon?US VP JD Vance is in Pakistan for talks with Iran. This occurs as Israel continues strikes in Lebanon, despite ceasefire announcements. Ira...
Shelly Kittleson, US journalist freed after a week in captivity; Iraqi militia says she must leave countryAmerican journalist Shelly Kittleson, abducted in Baghdad, has been freed following a statement from Iran-aligned militia Kataib Hezbollah....
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,...
Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to disarm to avert Trump wrathSeveral Iranian-backed militias in Iraq are ready to disarm to prevent conflict with the U.S., after warnings from the Trump administration...
US, Iraq begin first round of talks to end US-led military coalitionThe US and Iraq held their first round of talks on the future of US military presence in Iraq, with Baghdad discussing its expectations to ...
A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualtiesA rocket strike on the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties. Iran-backed militias in Iraq have a...
Who Is Hassan Nasrallah: Hezbollah Chief Who Blames US For Israel- Palestine WarHassan Nasrallah is largely regarded as one of Lebanon's most prominent and influential political figures.
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.
'ISIS will benefit' from the Iran nuclear deal"ISIS will benefit a lot from this deal; segments of the Sunni community in the region will see Iran as having won and brought in from the ...
The crippling contradiction in Obama's ISIS strategy is growingThe training failures highlight a massive contradiction that is crippling Obama's strategy to combat Sunni extremist group the Islamic Stat...
ISIS is gaining momentum in the worst possible wayISIS is successfully marketing its "caliphate," an Islamic empire that aims to unite world's Muslims under a single religious entity.
Three big assumptions in the anti-ISIS fight have all turned out to be falseUS officials have faced criticism about the Obama administration's strategy, which is built around certain key assumptions that haven't pan...
Former US Army officer in Iraq explains why Obama's revamped ISIS strategy will failObama administration argues, arming and training Sunnis to defend their own territory is the only viable way to beat back Islamic State.
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.
The Iraqi campaign to retake Ramadi from ISIS is a looming disasterA successful campaign to retake the city could send ISIS into retreat. But failure would only solidify the jihadists' hold over a sizable p...
The US is embracing a dark reality in IraqThe Iraqi army, which the US has tried to build up into a viable fighting force, fled when faced with dozens of car bombs in the provincial...
Indian-origin cabbie jailed for murdering US soldier in IraqA 38-year-old Indian-origin taxi driver was today sentenced to life for making a roadside bomb that killed a US soldier in Baghdad in 2007.
ISIS document disclose plans to seize Iran's nuclear secretsFighters of Sunni group have captured vast territories in Iraq and Syria with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared himself "caliph" of "Islamic st...
ISIS document disclose plans to seize Iran's nuclear secretsThe document, typed on perforated sheets, was seized by Iraqi special forces during a raid in March on the home of one of the commanders of...