Who is Dan Caine, Trump’s pick as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
Caine, a three-star general whom Trump has praised since at least 2019, helped lead an operation in Iraq against the Islamic ...
Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world
A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.
Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan aim to jointly tackle Islamic State, Ankara says
Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Jordan will take steps toward jointly combating Islamic State in the region and they aim to hold a first meeting on the issue in Jordan, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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Historic Landmarks in Iraq's Mosul Are Reopening as the City Heals From Islamic State Devastation
Historic Landmarks in Iraq's Mosul Are Reopening as the City Heals From Islamic State Devastation MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood ...