Terror threats emanating from Somalia, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq pose a greater danger to the United States than those that might emerge from Afghanistan, the Director of National Intelligence...

The Pentagon spent up to $7 billion on contractors who "took advantage of wartime conditions" in the wake of 9/11, a new study released on Monday suggests. The figure...

There are relatively few truly world-changing events, but the 9/11 attack on New York's World Trade Centre in 2001 was one. Regardless of the numerous theories that have surrounded...

An improvised explosive device yesterday targeted a convoy providing logistical support for the international coalition forces in Al-Muthanna Governorate, southern Iraq, Anadolu reported citing a local security source. A police captain...

Raisi said in a joint press conference following bilateral talks in Tehran that “several decisions were taken in the joint meeting with Al-Kadhimi”

Iraq must disarm Iranian Kurd "terrorists" and expel them from the Kurdistan region, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader declared yesterday. "The increasing movements of terrorist groups in the...

Two more Turkish soldiers were killed in cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq, Reuters reported the defence ministry as saying on Sunday, bringing the total military casualties to four...

A drone attack hit near US forces stationed at Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq on Saturday, Iraqi Kurdish security officials said, reported Reuters. The internal security service for...

The Turkish judiciary today ordered the detention of three people linked to Daesh, including the group's so-called "security official in Syria". The Duty Penal Court in Sakarya, central Turkey,...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi yesterday received United States Central Command (CENTCOM) chief, General Kenneth McKenzie, in Baghdad and agreed to hold another meeting of the American and Iraqi...

Turkey's main opposition party has visited Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region and met with officials there, leading many to suggest that it is seeking to win more votes from the...

Iran yesterday vowed to take "deterrent military measures" against Iranian Kurds who are waging attacks against the Persian state from camps in northern Iraq. "Iran will not remain silent...

"Where we are standing right now, there should be a river," says Nabil Musa, gesturing at a dried-up riverbed in northern Iraq. For the environmental activist, the reason the...

A commander in the powerful Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) was killed in an attack in central Iraq yesterday, Anadolu reported. The news agency quoted a local police officer, who...

The French company TotalEnergies signed a $27 billion contract with Iraq on Sunday to invest in the country's gas, oil, and solar energy industries. The deal was announced by...

Daesh militants killed 10 Iraqi policemen and wounded four during an overnight attack on a guard post near the city of Kirkuk, police sources said on Sunday, reports Reuters....

The Iraqi water resources minister has expressed the desire to reach an understanding with Turkey over their shared waters. According to a statement by the Water Resources Ministry, Mahdi...

Saudi Arabia has signed a maritime transport agreement with Iraq aimed at increasing the movement of commercial vessels between the two countries, supporting trade exchange and facilitating port access...

The Iraqi security forces have thwarted an attempt to rig the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for October, the office of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said yesterday. "The security...

The former head of Israeli spy agency Mossad has expressed concern that the US may soon withdraw from Iraq as it has from Afghanistan. This could lead to the...

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Two missiles targeted a US military base in the Koniko gas field in the surroundings of Deir Ez-Zor in eastern Syria yesterday evening, Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported. The news...

Journalism is a powerful weapon, which is why most tyrants and despots like either to control or ban the media. Even in so-called democracies, governments are well aware of...

The Iraqi army today launched a military operation to secure its borders with Syria. The operation, code-named "Revenge of the Martyrs", aims to secure the border area between Iraq...

The Polish government has asked the president to introduce a state of emergency in parts of two regions next to the border with Belarus, the prime minister said today,...

Iran plans to hold a fourth round of talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia in Iraq after the new Iranian government is set up, the Iranian ambassador in Baghdad...

A Palestinian restaurant in Didsbury, Manchester, made 900 meals for Afghan refugees and delivered them to the airport for when they land. Ali Yousef and his wife Aisha, who...

Before the emergence of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement in 1982, the country's most charismatic and prominent Shia Muslim leader during the preceding two decades was arguably Sayyid Musa Al-Sadr. He...

Iraqi Defence Minister, Juma Inad, said his country has expressed interest in buying Turkish-made unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), helicopters and military hardware. In an interview with local Al-Sharqiya TV channel,...

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday warned of health risks for most Iraqi children as they have no access to safe and drinkable water, reports Anadolu Agency. "Nearly...

The head of northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani, held talks on Sunday with French President Emmanuel Macron on bilateral relations and the upcoming Iraqi elections, reports...

Saudi-Iranian talks are ongoing in Baghdad to reach an understanding for ending the rift between the two neighbors, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said, reports Anadolu Agency. On Saturday,...