Exclusive: Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadists in army, sources say
U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to senior ...
Iraq PM says he will sign security deal with Britain
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a ...
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Iraq and UK reach mega-infrastructure deals in reset of ties
Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met Tuesday with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer, securing a £12.3 billion ($15 billion) trade and investment package during a UK visit hailed as a "new ...
Terrorist groups respond to verbal attacks and slights by governments with more violence against civilians
After an Islamic State group-inspired attack in New Orleans killed 14 people on New Year’s Day 2025, President Joe Biden ...
A-10s still flying in Iraq and Syria even as ‘Warthog’ units get put out to pasture
A-10s are loved by ground troops for their ability to fly “danger close” missions against enemy forces, but the aircraft will ...
Wilson Center6d
From Alarm to Adaptation: Iraq's Pragmatic Response to Syria's Transformation
Iraq is recalibrating its Syria policy following Assad's collapse, balancing security concerns with economic interests and ...
CounterPunch6d
Lessons from Iraq, Libya, and Syria: Resistance, Betrayal, and Collapse
The tumultuous collapses of Iraq, Libya and Syria offer stark parallels and contrasts, shedding light on the complex ...
Iraq, UK agree on trade package worth up to $15 billion, defence deal
LONDON (Reuters) -Iraq and Britain have agreed on a trade package worth up to 12.3 billion pounds ($14.98 billion) and a bilateral defence deal, the Iraqi and British prime ministers said in a joint ...
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UK-Iraq London talks to mark 'new era'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday for talks on trade, ...
Decade after IS abduction, Yazidi survivor returns to Iraq
Her family had lost hope she would ever return after Islamic State fighters took her and thousands of other Yazidi women and ...
Foreign Affairs7d
Illusions of Control: Dilemmas in Managing U.S. Proxy Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria
Gaston argues that efforts to exercise influence through proxies—what she calls “local, hybrid, and substate forces”—are becoming “normalized” as new technologies permit remote warfare and as fragile ...