Why Iran-backed militias in Iraq are Tehran's most resilient proxies
It is the Iranian-controlled Iraqi militias (Popular Mobilization Forces, PMF or PMU) that may be the most difficult Iranian ...
Hegseth Hearing: Iraq Veteran Senator Explains Her Opposition
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs in Iraq, talked to TIME ahead of Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing about his ...
Hegseth was 'incredibly talented, battle-proven leader,' military evaluations show
President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was praised in military evaluations as an "incredibly ...
They were once soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now they may soon lead the nation’s national security team.
President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees are all veterans with different views of war than their older predecessors.
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Iraq enjoys ‘balanced’ relations with all countries: UNAMI chief
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Head of the UN assistance mission in Iraq said on Saturday that Iraq has good and “balanced” ...
Phebe Marr, scholar of Iraq’s history and upheavals, dies at 93
A bus trip to Baghdad in the late 1950s began Dr. Marr’s path to become one of the leading American experts on Iraq.
Some military officers worry that Pete Hegseth could turn a blind eye to U.S. war crimes
As a Fox News contributor, he persuaded Trump to intervene in the cases of three service members accused of crimes. Would he ...
Hegseth, under Senate scrutiny, mutes critique of women in combat
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for defense secretary, drew Democrats’ ire for past statements voicing strong opposition to ...
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Analysis: The role of Iraqi Shia militias as proxies in Iran’s Axis of Resistance
Iraq’s Shia militias play a unique part in Iran's Axis of Resistance and present distinct challenges for the US, Israel, and ...
How America’s Iraq oil saga might be replayed in Syria
The construction of a sixth American military base in the city of Kobani is aimed at maintaining control over oil-rich ...
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US Military Campaign Against Islamic State Ramps Up
The U.S. military has waged a series of large strikes on the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria and Iraq over the past month in what appears to be an uptick in the decade-long campaign against the ...