Israel launched an air attack against Iranian-linked targets in Syria near the main border crossing to Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, one of the biggest strikes yet in a campaign that has …
National Guardsmen in DC to outnumber troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
The 10,000 National Guardsmen set to be deployed to Washington, DC, by the weekend in advance of Inauguration Day represent roughly double the amount of troops on the ground in Iraq and …
There will be more US troops in DC for Biden’s inauguration than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined, a stark reminder of the danger of homegrown extremism
Congressional lawmakers are now calling for the US to treat domestic terrorism as an existential threat to the country and its political system.
Pandemic restrictions a business boon for some Iraqi women
Fatima Ali was in her final year studying to become a medical analysis specialist when Iraq imposed a full lockdown in March. Forced by a raging pandemic to stay home, she spent …
AstraZeneca Ranked in the Top Position Among the Best Companies to Work for in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq
AstraZeneca Near East, an affiliate of the multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company, has been recently recognized among the best places to work in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. The …
U.S. forces steal grain from Syria, move it to Iraq
U.S. forces are stealing loads of gran from northeastern Syria and move them to northern Iraq, local activists quoted by SANA news agency reported. A convoy of 50 vehicles loaded with barley and wheat …
Assyrians and the Turkey-PKK Conflict in Iraq
The PKK’s presence in these areas effectively transfers its decades-long conflict with Turkey to northern Iraq. The PKK continues to endanger civilian populations by operating from or near civilian …
Amid presidential transition, Iraq and Syria remain unstable and complicated
CBS News’ Holly Williams reports from Iraq, where U.S. forces are continuing the fight to keep ISIS fighters at bay.
National Guard inauguration deployment: twice as large as troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq combined
According to the chief of the National Guard bureau, the number of troops could increase to six times the size of the respective US contingents in Afghanistan and Iraq.
First doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to hit Iraq by February
Iraq has pushed hard to be among the world’s first countries to receive and distribute the vaccine after committing $170 million to COVAX, a global body to promote the vaccine.