September 2017

As the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan (KRG) has announcement victory in the referendum on Iraqi independence, there is an increased risk of military escalation between Kurdish and Iraqi forces and militias in disputed areas,…

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah recently angered Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi after he organized the expulsion of hundreds of IS fighters from Syria and Lebanon to!-->…

On September 15, Iraqi forces outside the city of Akashat in Anbar province prepare for military operations against the Islamic State. (Moadh Al-Dulaimi/AFP/Getty Images) IRBIL, Iraq — Iraqi forces backed by US airstrikes launched…

A little-noticed provision to arm Iraqi Christians in the house version of a defense bill to be passed inadvertently fuels unrest between rival militias in the Nineveh Plains, an Iraqi melting pot. The non-binding provision, inserted by…

Several years ago, the United States debated providing the Syrian rebels with high-tech weapons such as anti-tank and surface-to-air missiles. Critics have argued that the weapons could fall into the hands of "terrorist organizations"…

Daesh militants driven from the nearby town of Tal Afar have regrouped in the northern town of Ayadiya, which Iraqi forces are now attacking. The Iraqi Prime…