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"It's not Afghanistan or Iraq. It's the Eastern front in World War II. Putin called it the West's bluff. Although I am impressed by the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people during the first phase of Putin's Gambit, this war…

As of 2016, ISIS replaced Lashkar-e-Jhangvi as the deadliest anti-Hazara terror group. In 2020, the Hazaras were accused of spreading COVID under the name "Shia virus". by Massimo Introvigné Article 5 of 5. Read…

BAGHDAD – The death of several soldiers in the western desert of Anbar and attacks further south in the same province have drawn attention to the vast swaths that have long been a hideout for insurgents. Although the danger has diminished…

PKK terrorists fleeing Operation Winter Eagle carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on February 2 in northern Iraq and Syria have infiltrated the Iraqi city of Kirkuk disguised as craftsmen, an official has…

A senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL) operative has confessed his intention to assassinate the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, and the CHP mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, in plus attacks…

FILE - A US attack helicopter fires flares in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. With a spectacular prison break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks…

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By Khaled Abou Zahr * The year may be just beginning, but US troops in Iraq and Syria have already been attacked by drones three times. It should be noted that, in both countries, the American presence has diminished. In Syria, only…

John rolfe | Take it personallyYou've probably noticed that we all tend to get along until our political views come out. I blame this on our mental junk food diet: our favorite executives and media define reality for us. It makes us…

US-led coalition claims rocket attack hit base in northeastern Syria The US-led coalition fighting ISIS said one of its bases in northeastern Syria came under fire from Iranian-backed groups, the latest in a series of…

Editor's Note: Leonard Pitts is on vacation. He will be back on January 4. Today, we are replacing Robert Koehler.War spits hell out in all directions. Just ask the guys at Talon Anvil, a secret American "strike cell"…

(December 24, 2021 / JNS) As Christians face persecution and dwindling numbers across the Middle East, Christian Israelis face a different reality with increasing numbers and a high quality of life. The number of Christians in Israel…

Senior US officials want us to believe that the Pentagon is carefully saving civilian lives while waging war abroad. The idea is nice. And with the high-tech killing far from home, physical and psychological distances…

There have been several attempts to bomb US-led coalition convoys in Iraq this month. Tensions are mounting in the country as the withdrawal of American troops approaches. US-led coalition is deployed in Syria…

On the other end of the scale, the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 have already been far worse for those on the fringes, whether in the Global North, but of course much more in the Global South. In June, the UN Department of…

ISIS's sporadic attacks in Iraq have once again caused disaster and drawn public attention to the dangers of the terrorist group's remnants in the country. According to security officials in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, on Friday ISIS…

A new report details how at least hundreds of pounds of U.S. military explosives and other ammunition, including C4 bricks, artillery shells, grenades, and rockets, as well as ancillary items like detonators and detonating…

In August 2019, thousands of refugees, prisoners and families of ISIS fighters gathered in an encampment in the border town of Baghuz, in eastern Syria, one of the last territories controlled by the so-called Islamic State. The…

In his september speech at the United Nations, the president Joe bidenJoe BidenOvernight Energy & Environment - American Clean Power - Supreme Court to Consider Power Plant Regulation Case Harris Makes Final Argument for McAuliffe…

Syria on Saturday condemned "in the strongest terms" Ankara's recent threat to send more military forces and step up combat operations in the country, as well as in Iraq, a ministry source said. Syrian Foreign Minister to the semi-official…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi arrives at a polling station to vote, as Iraqis go to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections, in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Media office of the Prime Minister of Iraq…

October 7 marks the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan. After two decades of "war on terror," the United States may reach an inflection point. In his recent speech to the United Nations General Assembly, US…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Iraqi forces carried out an operation against ISIS militants in the Hamrin Mountains, the military press office known as the Security Media Cell said on Thursday. The Iraqi Joint…

The coalition welcomed the announcement by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq's victory in Mosul and praised the Iraqi forces for their remarkable progress against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria while making…

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“I mean, it's the most solemn thing we should be doing. And we just put it on autopilot, ”said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Referring to the power of Congress to declare war. "And I think the further you…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday voted to repeal two Iraq-related war authorizations, Congress' latest move to curtail presidential war powers.The panel voted 14-8 on a Sens bill. Tim kaineTimothy (Tim) Michael Kaine…

BAGHDAD - A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander urged Iraqi Shiite militias to step up attacks on US targets during a meeting in Baghdad last week, three Iraqi militia sources and two Iraqi security sources told Reuters close to…

WASHINGTON, DC (Kurdistan 24) - On Tuesday, Reuters reported that Hossein Taeb, intelligence chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), visited Baghdad last week and "urged Iraqi Shiite…

BAGHDAD - Iranian Expeditionary Force Commander Quds gave one main directive to long-indebted Iraqi militia faction leaders in Tehran, when he met with them in Baghdad last month: keep calm, until…

Iranian-sponsored Iraqi militias have reportedly agreed to suspend operations against US troops if the US ends attacks on militia positions in Iraq and Syria.…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region, Masrour Barzani, on Wednesday received the acting special envoy of the United States for the Global Coalition against ISIS, John…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of launching an armed drone that flew over Israeli airspace amid the war in Gaza. In a meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Netanyahu brought a piece of the drone and…

Two RAF typhoons "wiped out" a group of Islamic State fighters who were themselves attacking Iraqi forces, the Defense Ministry (MoD) said.Iraqi security forces came under heavy fire from small arms The Terrorists in a strong…

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) - Early Friday morning, around 2 a.m. local time, the United States bombed Iraqi militias, backed by Iran, and based in eastern Syria near from the Iraqi…

Iraqi security force soldiers patrol the streets of Baghdad, capital of Iraq, June 28, 2009. (Xinhua/Gao Shan) "This is the seventh military site that has been handed over from the international coalition to Iraqi forces," an Iraqi…

The US military has handed over the base at Qayyarah Airfield West, located just over 30 miles south of Mosul, Iraq.Operation Inherent Resolve - the US-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria - cited advances in the fight against ISIS…

The US military said on Tuesday it had handed over a strategic outpost near the Iraqi-Syrian border to Iraqi forces in an area known to harbor an Iran-backed militia responsible for more than a dozen rocket attacks targeting coalition…

BEIRUT - Shortly after the death of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to Unite them in the face of a…

LONDON - Shortly after Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, Seeking to unite them in the face of a huge…

Shortly after the death of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Iraq, Tehran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to unite them in the face of a huge void left by…

(Reuters) - Shortly after the death of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Lebanese organization backed by Tehran, Hezbollah, met urgently with Iraqi militia leaders, Seeking to unite them in the face…

Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Lebanese Tehran-backed organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to Unite them in the face of a huge void left…

BEIRUT - Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq on Friday, killing eight Iranian-backed Iraqi militiamen, Syrian militants and two Iraqi officials said, an attack that comes against the backdrop of growing…

Iraqi forces continue their crackdown on the ongoing Islamic State insurgency, despite the halt in aid from the United States and coalition partners. The Iraqi Army Media Security Cell on Monday released photos of a raid in Salahuddin…

The US-led coalition against Islamic State has suspended training of Iraqi forces and joined in operations against militants due to a barrage of attacks on US bases in recent weeks which killed a civilian contractor and injured US…

For the first time since the defeat of Daesh, Mosul is hit by a bomb. The Iraqi government is preparing for battle, but internal disagreements and Daesh's…

Iraqi forces have launched a major operation against the remnants of the Islamic State following public anger over the jihadist killing of a group of abducted civilians. Dubbed "Vengeance for the Martyrs," the operation will see the…

WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) - The US House of Representatives passed a law calling for the imposition of sanctions on two Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq: As-Saib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) of Qais…

A US-led coalition task force named Task Force Lion, part of Operation Inherent Resolve, continues its efforts to support the Iraqi government in its fight against the remaining Islamic State forces of Iraq and Syria, the…

Iraqi security forces have advanced to such an extent that US special operations forces "almost never" accompany them on raids against fighters from the Islamic State terror group, according to a senior coalition official. "Operations are…

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces captured the border town of Rawa, the last remaining city under Islamic State control, on Friday, signaling the collapse of the group's self-proclaimed caliphate.Iraqi forces show signs of victory after…

Fighters suspected of holding 10,000 civilians hostage in the Euphrates Valley town of Rawa as they lose nearby villages.Iraqi forces have launched an offensive to capture one of the last areas under ISIL control in the country. Two Iraqi…

Iraqi forces seized the district of al-Qaim on Sunday, one of the last territories in the country held by the Islamic State, announced Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi who visited the area after his release.In a…

Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve Officials today congratulated the Iraqi government and its security forces on their victory against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Iraq's Qaim district,…

ERBIL, Iraq - Iraqi forces launched an offensive on Thursday to rout ISIS from its last stronghold in the country, while advancing against Kurdish fighters on a separate front.Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of…

WASHINGTON — Iraqi forces have launched an operation to liberate the last remaining territories under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq. Al-Qaim and Rawa are the last territories controlled by Islamic State militants in Iraq. US…

Iraqi forces pushed through a series of Kurdish-claimed Kurdish-held areas and Baghdad on Tuesday in a bid to regain control of territory lost after the war with Isis and step up pressure on the regional self-governing government of…

Iraqi militiamen, who drove IS fighters out of the ancient city of Hatra this week, found that ISIS had destroyed relics more than 2,000 years old. "The carvings and carved images are destroyed, but the walls and towers of the Kingdom of…

Report by Kalah Sur, Iraq - In significant departure from past policy, US-led forces in Iraq began to arm and train hundreds of fighters belonging to Shiite militias historically known for their ties to Iran.Sectarian militias are trained…

Iraqi militia fighters are flocking to Syria to bolster the Assad regime's rebel headquarters in Aleppo, further complicating the tangled web of alliances the United States relies on to fight the Islamic State, which can turn an ally into…

Things look set to get worse in Iraq. Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) - now…