The Iraqi government is looking to gain control of Iranian-aligned armed groups that operate inside of Iraq but outside state ...

Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump ...

Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament ...

Armed revolution in neighbouring Syria has been viewed with concern ... coalition and Iraqi security forces and Iran-aligned factions. Iraq will only be reassured about Syria when it sees an ...

Iran's loss of influence in Lebanon and Syria has helped to spark a shift in attitude among Arab leaders.

Negotiators Zero in on Potential Deal to Disarm Syria's Last Battleground By Jonathan Spicer, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Maya Gebeily ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that the armed groups in Syria should be merged into a single army and a single ...

In Iraq, as in Syria, the imminent extinguishing of the mini-state of the so-called Islamic State (IS) is raising the question of whether U.S. objectives in Iraq ...

Iran holds tremendous sway with Iraqi armed ... They have attacked US troops in Iraq and Syria and targeted Israel with cruise missiles and drones. The US blamed them for a deadly drone attack ...

Iraq Wants Iran-Backed Factions to Lay Down Weapons ... seen Iran's armed allies in Gaza and Lebanon heavily degraded and Syria's government overthrown by rebels. The incoming U.S. Trump ...