"Iran is weakened in the region ... but that is not complete without Iraq," presidential candidate Sardar Abdulla told ...

A standoff between the White House and Iraqi politicians over who should be the Middle Eastern country’s next prime minister is worsening, according to several people, with the rift threatening to ...

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...

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From conflict to recovery: Iraq’s rapid post-war turnaround offers lessons for East ...

WASHINGTON – His now-infamous claim that “we will be greeted as liberators" will forever tie former Vice President Dick Cheney to the Iraq War launched soon after his fateful March 2003 remarks. But ...

The death of Dick Cheney, who wielded vast power as U.S. vice president, occasioned a wave of commentary and commemorations — with particular interest in the fate of his legacy in the face of rapid ...

Around 5,000 Islamic State detainees have been transferred from Syria to Iraq under a US-facilitated mission that began in ...

War in Iraq could produce a humanitarian crisis. Even the Bush White House concedes there could be 2 million refugees, with food supplies cut to more than 60% of the population. Others predict a ...

Almost 20 years ago, in 2007, the Iranian Revolutionary Government kidnapped 15 members of the British Royal Navy and other British Marine personnel. The Iranians claimed that the British vessel had ...

As we gain perspective on the initial postwar period in Iraq, a conventional wisdom has formed about key mistakes the U.S. government made in the early months of the occupation. This prescient and ...