Abdulrahman al-Rashed: “The Saudi-Iranian struggle in Iraq”
What is happening today in Iraq and Syria is due to decades of conflict between two major axes, Iran and the Arabs. It began with…
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Iran – enemy or ally?
It’s a repressive theocracy, but Iran is no threat to the United States and is a staunch opponent of jihadi groups like ISIL and al-Qaeda….
Trump says, that U.S. troops stole money in Iraq
Donald Trump rang in the Army’s 241st birthday in unusual fashion on Tuesday — by calling attention to theft of government funds by American soldiers…
Senior Iraqi commander killed by Islamic State militants
Sniper fire by Islamic State militants killed a senior Iraqi commander near the northern IS-held city of Mosul, the extremist group’s main bastion in Iraq,…
Young Middle Easterners to hold online peace conference
Tens of thousands of young people from across the Middle East are expected to participate next week in an online peace conference that organizers say…
Iraqi forces retake village near Mosul from Daesh
Iraqi troops advanced against Islamic State south of Mosul on Sunday as the U.S.-led coalition intensifies its campaign against the militants on multiple fronts across…
More than 22 killed, 70 wounded, in two bombings in Baghdad: police
More than 22 people were killed and 70 wounded in two separate bombings on Thursday in Baghdad, one targeting a commercial street and the other…
Iraq’s child soldiers: ‘What happened to our boys?’
ISIL is well-known for its use of child soldiers, but the Shia militias fighting against ISIL use minors too. The child soldier posed for the…
THE WAR IN SYRIA AND IRAQ: THE LATEST NEWS
Over the past weekend, the situation in Syria once again was in the spotlight of major world media. All sides have intensified the fighting. The…
Iraqi civilians ‘shot by ISIL’ while fleeing Fallujah
Fighters battling to retake Fallujah from ISIL say they have secured its southern edge and have almost encircled it Iraqi civilians fleeing the city of…