In June 2014, ISIS launched an all-out offensive in northern and western Iraq, seizing large swathes of territory, including ...

Iraq said around 16,000 of its citizens remain in Syria’s al-Hol camp, which houses families linked to ISIS. Ali Abdullah, an ...

The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.

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Al-Maliki's order came a day after radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr offered to help purge militia members from Iraqi security forces. He criticized the government for denying ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr offered Thursday to help purge Iraqi security forces of militia members. But he also criticized the Iraqi government for denying that it sent ...

Tim Griffin, a fifth-generation resident of Arkansas, has built a distinguished career in public service that spans law, politics, and the military. He was born on August 21, 1968, in Charlotte, North ...

After decades of managing tensions through careful balancing, Turkey and Iran now find themselves increasingly at odds ...

Israel’s renewed military offensive in the Gaza Strip threatens to be even deadlier and more destructive than the last, as it ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtada ... The ceasefire went into effect in mid-January, following 15 months of war between the two sides which began after Hamas ...