Mysterious explosion highlights threats of Iraqi Shi'ite militias

A n explosion at a site used by Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias in Iraq has brought a spotlight on the role that these groups play in Iraq and their threat to the region. The explosion took place ... Read More

Iraq militia chief warns US troops will leave 'in coffins' if Joe Biden ignores demands

Al-Waad al-Sadiq is part of an Islamic ... Iraq to support the local government in reclaiming occupied territories - with the coalition coexisting with the militias. But as tensions between the U ... Read More

Horrifying Islamic State attack is a warning to the world

Now Islamic State’s Afghanistan division (ISIS-K) is ready to take ... and Iraq into a new caliphate. But it also wants its loyal subjects to further destabilise an increasingly fragile world ... Read More

US Denies Reports It Carried Out Dawn Strikes in Syria

Syrian state media said a civilian was ... which has become a major base for several Shi'ite militias, mostly from Iraq. Israel, alarmed by Iran's growing regional influence and military presence ... Read More

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Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quotes a military statement ... on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters ... Read More

Iraqi court acquits police officer convicted for murder of a government adviser

BAGHDAD - An Iraq court has acquitted ... government on defeating Sunni Muslim Islamic State militants and curbing the influence of the pro-Iran Shi'ite militias, was shot outside his Baghdad ... Read More

Son of Oath Keepers militia leader explains why he’s running for office as a Democrat: ‘I saw the bullsh*t’

Growing up under the watchful eye of Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the largest far-Right militia ... in the State House,” he said. “If somebody has a problem with Biden, then it’s a good ... Read More

Gulf Arab states test waters with Iraq investment

OPEC member Iraq has seen relative calm since defeating Islamic State in 2017, although there has been sporadic violence, including among ruling Shi'ite ... near the eastern town of Kupiansk, the ... Read More

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By Lara Jakes Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ... Read More

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Britain’s Parliament passed contentious legislation ... for remarks he made during a speech to voters in Rajasthan State. Read More

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Farmer’s Defense Force vice president Jos Ubels poses for a portrait at his farm in Anderen, Northern Netherlands, Monday, March 18, 2024. Ubels feels that everything from overbearing ... Read More

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a Sin City hotel’s closing mirrors the new face of Vegas Tropicana, once host to celebrities, criminals and 007, will be replaced by the city’s new focus of attraction, a sports stadium ... Read More