The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to ...

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A map shows various ‘provinces’ claimed by the Islamic State, including Khorasan in South-Central Asia. The map is displayed in The Museum ... While Iran has fought the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ...

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After decades of managing tensions through careful balancing, Turkey and Iran now find themselves increasingly at odds ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was ...

Reflections on a recent visit to Baghdad. Much has changed and ordinary life has resumed in Iraq's capital, but deep ...

The leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq's prime minister said on Friday, describing him as "one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world." ...

The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, U.S. Central ...

Iraq’s Development Road aims to reduce dependence on oil by turning the country into a key trade corridor between Asia and Europe.