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 ...
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Sudani confirms end of the US-led coalition mission
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Saturday confirmed an agreed end to the mission of the United States-led ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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 ...