DANA STROUL is Director of Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and served as U.S. Deputy Assistant ...

The Fano insurgency is taking place in a territory three times the size of Tigray, stretching the army’s resources.

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stressed on Tuesday his country’s support to Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, condemning the Israeli incursion into its land.Sudani ...

Witnesses and officials in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk say a man with an axe has attacked a new year parade by Assyrian ...

Syria is trying to unify itself after years of civil war. Both countries face threats from ISIS, and there are US forces in ...

The Somali state of Puntland is witnessing an escalation of security challenges with an increase in military confrontations against the Islamic State ...

The ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the ...

Globally, the climate crisis is also a human rights crisis. Dealing with environmental degradation and the climate crisis in ...

AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...

Cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C) and a 58% chance of precipitation. Winds from SSW to S at 11 to 13 mph (17.7 to 20.9 kph). Night - Clear with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds variable ...

IRU has informed the ECE secretariat that, as of 1 April 2025, the TIR system will become active for Iraq. With this latest addition, the number of TIR operational countries will be brought to 66. The ...

When the agreement was reached to end the coalition’s mission in Iraq, Iraqi political leaders said the threat of IS was under control and they no longer needed Washington’s help to beat back ...