Syria’s map of control has been shaken to its core since late 2024, when the Deterrence of Aggression offensive erupted and the Assad government fell, unleashing a series of security and military ...

In U.S. political talk, Iraq is often treated as a “finished chapter.” The invasion is history, the occupation is history, and even the war against ISIS ...

Trump has prompted a redistricting race as he tries to maintain Republican control of the House in the 2026 elections.

The ruling is a major win for the Trump administration and Texas Republicans, who engineered the map to give the GOP control ...

Iraqi Kurdistan’s referendum was driven by decades of conflict, autonomy agreements, and political aspirations. While the ...

Iraqi officials have retracted a decision to label Hezbollah and the Houthi rebels as terrorist organizations.

The United States has inaugurated a massive new consulate compound in Irbil, the capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish region.

Despite elections, Iraq’s democracy is constrained, with the prime minister decided not by voters but by domestic elites and international patrons ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s coalition came first in this week’s parliamentary election, but Iran-backed militias also had a strong showing, setting up what could be long ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis voted Tuesday in a parliamentary election marked by tight security and a boycott by a major political bloc. The only immediate report of serious violence was a clash overnight ...