Driven by the pressures of war, Iran gives its field commanders more power over militias in Iraq

Iran has granted its commanders more autonomy over militias in Iraq, allowing some to act without Tehran’s approval.

A long-shuttered Iraq-Syria border crossing reopens for the first time in more than a decade

A key border crossing between Iraq and Syria has reopened for the first time in over a decade. The crossing — known as Rabia ...

U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran

Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans ...

Iraqi Shi’ite leaders pick Bassem al-Badry as PM nominee, sources say

BAGHDAD, April 20 (Reuters) - The leaders of Iraq's main Shi'ite Muslim political blocs picked government official Bassem al-Badry as their nominee for the post of prime minister in a meeting on ...

As internal divisions simmer, Lebanese see echoes of civil war

By Maya Gebeily and Emilie Madi BEIRUT, April 22 (Reuters) - An Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, bombings in Beirut, ...
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Iraq restricts Assad regime Syrian officers in Baghdad

At the end of February 2025, Iraqi Defence Minister Thabet al-Abbasi acknowledged the presence of 130 Syrian military ...