Thereafter Iraq began the invasion of Kuwait, which led to the Gulf War of 1991, which led in turn to confrontations over the Iraqi no-fly zones during the 1990s, and finally the Iraq War of 2003, ...

The Kurdistan region has its own armed forces, the Peshmerga. Among the largest units are the KDP and PUK, which each have ...

BAGHDAD -- The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit the country, multiple Iraqi and American officials told ...

U.S. Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on Feb. 23, 2017, on a joint base with the Iraqi army, south of Mosul, Iraq. Associated Press file photo BAGHDAD (AP) — The fall of Bashar Assad ...

BAGHDAD — The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit the country, multiple Iraqi and American officials told ...