Iraq

A host of forces including Turkish and Iranian proxies to Russian troops and Syrian government forces are jockeying for control of the lands that once were held by the Islamic State.

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy slams the Trump administration for withholding aid to Lebanon.

Repatriating refugees to dangerous countries violates international law and breeds conflict, instability, and future crises. Regional work visas and long-term integration into host countries are more promising solutions.

With ongoing protests making other investors nervous, Moscow is charging ahead.

And the United States should be worried.

With killings, beatings, and disappearances, the Iraqi government is growing more authoritarian in response to the protests.

Many demonstrators see Tehran’s hand in widespread violence and support for the embattled prime minister.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death won’t eliminate the threat of Islamist extremism so long as autocratic regimes continue to hold sway in the Middle East.

The Islamic State’s next leader will have a hard time bringing disparate groups with competing agendas together.

Lebanon and Iraq are rising up against constitutions that have empowered religious factions—and enabled their corruption.

Tehran may be good at winning influence, but it is bad at ruling after that.

U.S. strategy in Syria has long been plagued by short-term thinking, while Russia, Turkey, and Iran played a long game. Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds is just the latest chapter in Washington’s bungled approach to the region.

New survey data shows that Iraqis are deeply divided on how to punish members of the terrorist group.

The firing of a wildly popular general who led the fight against ISIS has set off demonstrations that could threaten the country’s stability.

After 15 years of corruption, Iraqi protesters have finally reached a breaking point. Some even want military rule.