Who is Dan Caine, Trump’s pick as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
Caine, a three-star general whom Trump has praised since at least 2019, helped lead an operation in Iraq against the Islamic ...
Australia’s spy chief warns of rising antisemitism, intolerance
Australia’s social cohesion is eroding, according to a sobering intelligence assessment that also warned of growing foreign ...
Mosul’s renowned minaret restored from ravages of Islamic State
Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, ...
The US now considers these cartels and gangs terrorist groups. Here’s what to know about them
Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and the Sinaloa cartel are among the two gangs and six drug cartels the US has officially designated as ...
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Head of Iraq’s powerful pro-Iranian Popular Mobilization Units visits Tehran
Falih al Fayyadh, the chairman of Iraq’s largely pro-Iranian Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), visited Tehran and met with ...
Ten Years After Daesh Killed 21 Men On The Breach In Libya
February 15, 2025, marks the tenth anniversary of Daesh (Islamic State, ISIL) releasing the video of the murder of 21 men on ...
Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership
In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general ...
Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world
A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.
Historic landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation
For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017.
Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan aim to jointly tackle Islamic State, Ankara says
Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Jordan will take steps toward jointly combating Islamic State in the region and they aim to hold a first meeting on the issue in Jordan, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan ...
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Tanker owners eye reopening of Iraq’s Kurdish crude pipeline
The crude pipeline from Kirkuk to the port of Ceyhan, in Turkey, was closed by Iraq in March 2023 following a dispute with ...
'Sesame Street in Iraq': USAID's 'wasteful and dangerous' spending exposed by senator
Iowa, published a list of USAID funding projects over the years, including pottery classes in Morocco and a version of ...