President Trump hails the US military’s exit from Iraq after 12-year mission against Islamic State
The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq.
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People fleeing Iran-backed rebels’ advance in Yemen describe a ‘hysterical panic’
By CARA ANNA, JULIA FRANKEL and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA It was a heart-pounding escape. As Houthi rebels backed by Iran swept south along Yemen’s Red Sea coast this week, some residents...
US military launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on US forces
Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing...
UN chief visits Iraq to mark end of assistance mission set up after 2003 invasion
United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Baghdad on Saturday to mark the end of the political mission set up in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that toppled...
Airports close across the Mideast as the Israel-Iran conflict shutters the region’s airspace
After Israeli strikes landed near the hotel where he was staying in the Iranian province of Qom, Aimal Hussein desperately wanted to return home. But the 55-year-old Afghan businessman couldn’t...
US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops
The U.S. military says a U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is...
Record low turnout in first Iraq elections since Islamic State defeat
Iraq saw a record low turnout on Saturday in its first elections since the collapse of the Islamic State group, pointing to widespread dissatisfaction with the direction of the country...