Iraq
Turkey’s Bashiqa base handover marks a new chapter for post-ISIS Iraq - analysis
This is an important step and comes amid many developments in Iraq. Iraq is also trying to rein in Iranian-backed militias. It says this will happen by June of 2027.
Trump’s meeting with Arab states on UN sidelines displays US Mideast strategy during war - analysis
Iraq moves to put off militia disarmament until June 2027 while US moves out
Syria and Iraq at the UNGA: Two key Arab states seek inroads at NY meeting - analysis
Israel monitoring efforts to disarm Iraqi pro-Iranian Shi'ite militias, concerned they may attack
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is seeking to preserve its strategic alliance with the militias, as well as with the Houthis and Hezbollah.
Saudi Arabia facing Iranian proxies alone as US opts out of strikes - analysis
Targeted by Iraqi militias and pressured by Houthi advances, Riyadh must restore deterrence on two fronts as critical infrastructure comes under renewed threat from Iranian proxies.
Kurdish Peshmerga completes its long process of unification - explainer
The armed forces of the Kurdistan autonomous government announced their unification and would turn their attention to 'strengthening military capabilities.'
Six French Islamic State suspects could face death penalty as Iraqi court opens trial
The defendants were among 47 French Islamic State detainees transferred from prisons in northeast Syria last year as part of a broader relocation process overseen by US forces and Iraqi authorities.
Sharaa secretly building up Syrian military, raising red flags in Israeli security community
Instead of investing in infrastructure, rebuilding the country, or improving the welfare of civilians who suffered through 15 years of war, the extremist regime is focusing on an arms buildup.
Trump says coming to big decision on whether to 'annihilate' Iran as regime shoots down US drones
Trump reportedly to meet Gulf leaders for Iran war talks next week • Trump says Iran “really wants” an agreement • Drone strikes Kurdish group opposed to IRGC in Iraq
Israeli-Canadian Benjamin Hassin freed after 11 years in Iraqi prison
Israeli-Canadian Benjamin Hassin, now in his early 30s, was released from prison in Sulaymaniyah on Wednesday.
Iran-linked drone attacks target Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq
A Kurdish Iranian opposition group said Iran targeted its headquarters in northern Iraq, the latest in a series of attacks on anti-Tehran factions.
Israel unlikely to improve Saudi ties despite Houthi threat, expert tells 'Post' - interview
“If there was a new governing coalition that seemed more committed to discretion, then perhaps there would be an opening for greater cooperation,” Dr. Brandon Friedman suggested.
Yazidi fighters disarm in Iraq's Sinjar after a decade of division - what comes next? - analysis
Baghdad’s push to bring armed groups under state control is gaining traction with the YBS, unlike with Iraq’s more powerful, Iranian-backed militias.
