Russia is attempting to expand its military influence in the Middle East as the United States’ global posture faced additional strain from the coronavirus pandemic and rival forces.
Russia Intercepts Navy Jet in Syria, May Sell Missile System to Iraq in Power Play With U.S.
Russia is attempting to expand its military influence in the Middle East as the United States’ global posture faced additional strain from the coronavirus pandemic and rival forces.
Iraq: Volunteers step up efforts to feed the poor
Poverty is on the rise in Iraq as more cases of COVID-19 are reported. Daily wage earners are being forced to stay at home because of the lockdown there. Volunteers are helping some of the millions …
Iran-US tensions decrease in Iraq, for now
It has been weeks since Iran-backed factions in Iraq traded fire with US forces, but experts warn the rivals could be using the time to prepare for an escalation. After the last Katyusha rockets …
Iraq lifts Reuters news agency suspension over virus report
Baghdad: Iraq will allow the Reuters news agency to go back to work after its license was suspended earlier this month over a report that the government was underreporting coronavirus cases, the news …
Scores of stranded Iraqis leave Kuwait by land
Kuwait’s Ministry of Health said it had quarantined a building in Hawally after five Indian expats have been found to have the COVID-19. (File/AFP) Short Url DUBAI: Scores of Iraqis have started …
Former Treasury Secretary and Iraq war critic Paul O’Neill dies at 84
Paul O’Neill, who was fired after two rocky years as George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary, died at the age of 84, the Wall Street Journal reported.
US officials: Missile defense systems now operating in Iraq
New air defense systems are now protecting American and allied forces at military bases in Iraq where troops have been attacked by Iranian-backed insurgents in recent months, according to U.S.
Waiting out a pandemic that feels like war: Insights from an Iraq War veteran
I haven’t felt like this in a long time. Seventeen years actually. The unbearable uncertainty of it all. While we all cope with the challenges and isolation associated with COVID-19, I’m thinking of …
Turkey Presses on With Military Campaigns in Iraq and Syria Despite Coronavirus Woes
Turkish and Turkey-backed forces targeted Kurdish positions in northern Iraq and Syria, even as the United Nations and French President Emmanuel Macron called for a global truce.