ISIS fights fiercely in shrinking Iraqi, Syrian strongholds
Western-backed forces edged into the final redoubts of the two capitals of Islamic State's self-declared…
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Trump’s road to MENA stability runs through an increasingly rocky Egypt
With the world's attention focused on perennial Middle East hotspots like Iraq and Syria, foreign policy experts…
Iraqi soldiers on foot fight last pocket of Islamic State in Mosul’s Old City
Peering through a lookout hole at the Mosul frontline on Tuesday, Iraqi soldiers attacked the last remaining patch…
ISIS blows up historic Iraq’s Mosul mosque where it declared ‘caliphate’
Islamic State militants on Wednesday blew up the Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul and its famous leaning minaret,…
Iraq, Egypt agree on establishing joint oil companies: VP
Iraqi Vice President Iyad Allawi said he agreed with Egyptian officials on establishing joint companies for oil,…
Russia says may have killed ISIS leader; West and Iraq doubtful
Moscow said on Friday its forces may have killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an air strike in…
Revenge for Sinjar: Syrian Kurds free Islamic State slaves
Islamic State militants enslaved Noura Khalaf for three years, dragging her from her small Iraqi village across…
Syrian rebels say US, allies sending more arms to fend off Iran threat
Syrian rebels say the United States and its allies are sending them more arms to try to fend off a new push into…
Iraqi forces launch operation to seize last ISIS enclave in Mosul
Iraqi armed forces launched an operation on Saturday to capture the last Islamic State-held enclave in Mosul,…
Iraq, Iran support extending oil output cuts for 9 months
Iran and Iraq’s oil ministers both told CNBC on Wednesday that they're ready to back a deal to extend OPEC-led…
