The government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, like other recent Iraqi leaders, has maintained close ties with neighboring Iran ... allied troops in Iraq and Syria supporting massive ...

Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, arrived in Iraq on Wednesday for his first trip abroad since taking office in July, a ...

When World War I ended in 1918, the winners, principally Britain and France (for the US electorate had decisively rejected ...

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Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria are also targeting US forces in the region, and the US and UK have struck the Houthis - another Iran-backed group - in Yemen, who have been attacking ships in ...

Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said the strikes were in response to "continued attacks" on US bases in Iraq and Syria by Iran-backed fighters. At least eight pro-Iran fighters were killed ...

Iran is increasing its use of militia proxy groups to attack US forces in Syria and Iraq. This comes after several months of ...

The regime in Damascus has lost control of Syria’s skies and its borders. Its foreign backers, Russia, Iran and its Shia ...

Jill Stein looks on after speaking to demonstrators during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, on the sidelines of ...

Kataib Hezbollah said its headquarters in the western Iraqi town of al-Qaim was hit The US has conducted air strikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iran-backed Iraqi militia blamed for an attack ...

In the midst of all the trauma and suffering, here’s what you need to know.

They declared combat operations over in Iraq at the end of 2021—a declaration not reciprocated by Iran’s proxies—and have largely left Syria policy on autopilot since taking office.