Iraq is a key test of Trump's willingness to counter Iran
Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump ...
A weakened Iran has Iraq looking to curb Tehran-backed extremists in country
The Iraqi government is looking to gain control of Iranian-aligned armed groups that operate inside of Iraq but outside state ...
Long War Journal1d
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq face an uncertain future
Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, collectively part of the Hashd al Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units), face increasing calls to ...
Daily Mail2d
Turkey to approve US troops
Parliament was debating, probably in a secret session, a resolution allowing 62,000 US troops to use Turkey for an assault across Iraq's northern border. Military analysts say the front ...
The National Interest1d
The Iraq War Was the Conflict No One Prepared For
And because the U.S. military was unprepared for the kind of fight it found itself in during the Iraq War, the lessons to be learned is that the Americans should not become so rigid on things like ...
Defense News1d
In Trump’s Pentagon, a growing skepticism about US military power
The new cadre of national security officials is highly confident, highly online and scornful of Washington’s foreign policy ...
US Navy's new amphibious warship honors post-9/11 Marine killed in Iraq, carrying on his legacy
USS Travis Manion, an amphibious warship, pays tribute to the Silver Star recipient and carries on his legacy, Travis ...
US military to send additional 1,500 troops to border
The U.S. military will send 1,500 additional active-duty troops to the border with Mexico, the White House said on Wednesday, ...