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

Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic ...

During a recent visit to Baghdad, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for combined regional efforts to combat the PKK in Iraq ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 and Russia have finalised a long-delayed cooperation agreement, reinforcing ties between the two countries just as they both face mounting geopolitical pressures. The 20-year deal, signed by ...

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 ...

BAGHDAD - Iraq will not be negatively ... shifts in the Middle East that have seen Iran's armed allies in Gaza and Lebanon heavily degraded and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad overthrown by ...