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Iraq’s Unfinished War: Security in the Post-Saddam Era
The aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the United States prompted numerous counterinsurgency operations across various theaters ...
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Tanker owners eye reopening of Iraq’s Kurdish crude pipeline
The crude pipeline from Kirkuk to the port of Ceyhan, in Turkey, was closed by Iraq in March 2023 following a dispute with ...
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Head of Iraq’s powerful pro-Iranian Popular Mobilization Units visits Tehran
Falih al Fayyadh, the chairman of Iraq’s largely pro-Iranian Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), visited Tehran and met with ...
Mosul’s renowned minaret restored from ravages of Islamic State
Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, ...
The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia — and has global ambitions
Puntland’s soldiers are now locked in a grinding fight, one with major international implications, but without much Western ...
'Islamic State Will Capitalize' After Musk's DOGE Shutters USAID
"The decision to cut the operations of USAID … is myopic and will ultimately fuel the grievances that terrorists leverage." ...
US tells UN: We cannot pay forever for Syria camps with Islamic State-linked prisoners
U.S. assistance for managing and securing camps in northeastern Syria with Islamic State-linked prisoners "cannot last ...
Syria's Christians mark a decade since a horrific IS attack and worry about their future
It was a mournful moment for Christians in Syria. The Saint Odisho church was blown up by the Islamic State group a decade ago, leaving Tel Tal village almost empty of residents. A local Christian who ...