Iraq
In the run-up to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, journalists covering the preparations for war became familiar with the concept of “stovepiping”. The term described the tactic of pushing intelligence to key political decision makers, bypassing checks and balances within the system. A more familiar word would be cherrypicking: in the case of the […]
Traces are seen in the sky after Iran’s armed forces say they targeted Al-Udeid base in a missile attack in Qatar on Monday. Reuters hide caption toggle caption Reuters Iran state media say an attack has begun on U.S. bases in Qatar and Iraq, with explosions heard in Qatar, Al Jazeera reports. Iran’s state-run agency […]
Tom Bateman BBC State Department Correspondent Getty Images US Black Hawk helicopters flying over Baghdad in December 2024 Non-essential US embassy staff and their dependants in Baghdad are to be evacuated from Iraq due to heightened security risks, US government sources have said. Officials did not say exactly what prompted the removal, however, on Wednesday, […]
The United States has ordered the departure of “non-essential” diplomatic staff and their families from embassies in the Middle East amid growing diplomatic tensions in the region. The US diplomatic draw-down came as Iran threatened to target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out, while Donald Trump said he was “less confident” […]
ISIS’s chief of global operations, the second in command for the terrorist group, was killed on Thursday in an American airstrike, U.S. Central Command said. CENTCOM said late on Friday that it killed Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as “Abu Khadijah,” in an attack on March 13 in the Anbar Province in western Iraq. […]
A senior Islamic State (IS) group leader in Iraq and Syria has been killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister has said. Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifa, also known as Abu Khadija, “was considered one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq […]
Syrian Islamist rebels, led by the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), stormed the capital of Damascus on Sunday to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, who has reportedly fled the country in search of safety. (FILES) Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) chief Abu Mohamed al-Jolani is the leader of the Islamist rebel alliance that spearheaded an offensive in […]
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As the U.S. mulls over a plan to withdraw troops from Iraq, its Kurdish allies have a message: Don’t forget us. “This is not the time to reduce coalition forces in Iraq,” Treefa Aziz, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s special representative to the U.S., told Fox News Digital. “Extremist groups like ISIS and armed militias continue […]
The United States, its allies in Europe and several Arab nations on Wednesday unveiled a joint cease-fire proposal to temporarily end the recent deadly fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, hoping to avert a wider war and bolster stalled negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. “It is time for a settlement on the Israel-Lebanon border […]