Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq

Security officials have announced that Barzan Majeed, one of the most notorious human smugglers in Europe, was arrested in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.

2 ISIS militants suspected in 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiers turned over to Baghdad

U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led forces have turned over to Baghdad two Islamic State militants suspected in the 2014 mass killings of Iraqi soldiers.

Iraq asks UN to abandon political mission in Baghdad

The Iraqi government requested Wednesday that the U.N. end a mission aimed at promoting governance and human rights reforms in the strife-torn nation by the end of next year.

US repatriates 11 citizens from camps for relatives of ISIS militants in Syria

The U.S. has brought home 11 of its citizens from camps in northeastern Syria, housing family members of suspected Islamic State militants, officials say.

Turkey carries out new airstrikes in northern Iraq, killing 16 Kurdish militants

Turkey's defense ministry said the country carried out a new round of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq. The airstrikes killed 16 militants.

Islamic State Resurgence: Four Assad Troops Killed in Syria Ambush

An organization tracking violence in Syria reported on Monday that Islamic State jihadists killed four of dictator Bashar Assad's soldiers in an attack intentionally targeting the military, the latest in what experts fear is an accelerating escalation in ISIS activity in the country.

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Syrian Dictator Bashar Assad Claims Meeting with Biden Administration ‘from Time to Time’

Syrian dictator Bashar Assad claims his regime has meetings “from time to time” with officials from the Biden administration.

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Turkey's Erdogan Visits Iraq, Country He Regularly Bombs, Seeking Support for Hamas

Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with the senior leadership of Iraq in Baghdad on Monday seeking support against Israel's self-defense operations against Hamas and approval for his years-long bombing campaign against Kurdish groups in Iraq.

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Turkish President makes first official visit to Iraq in over a decade

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in Iraq for his first official visit since 2011; Ankara seeks cooperation in its fight against a Kurdish militant group.

Iranian Proxy in Iraq Allegedly Announces, then Denies, Campaign Against U.S. Troops

Messages surfacing on the social media application Telegram on Monday both claimed and denied that the Iranian terror proxy Kata'ib Hezbollah would resume attacks on American troops in its home country of Iraq, leaving unclear the intentions of the group.

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Report: Rocket Attack Fired From Iraq Aimed at US Military Base in Syria Ends Up a Total Dud

UPDATE: US, Israeli Officials Say They Did Not Launch Airstrike on Iraqi Militia Base

UPDATED: Reports of Israel Carrying Out New Bombing in Iraq (Video)

Iraq: Christian population declines by 80% since 2003

The U.S. invasion of Iraq and toppling of Saddam Hussein was disastrously ill-conceived, as I explained before it started back in 2003. The resulting vacuum was filled by jihad groups who targeted the Christians, which they associated with the U.S. even though there has been a Christian presence in Iraq for 2000 years. “Two Decades […]

China expanding in Iraq via Belt and Road Initiative

The red-green axis is expanding exponentially while the Biden administration sinks ever deeper. After brokering an Iran-Saudi Arabia deal, China is now expanding its operations in Iraq. The new Iran-Saudi deal prompted  jihad outlets throughout Middle East to emphasize (and celebrate) America’s decline. This decline is proceeding on many fronts, including Biden’s slow destruction of […]

Iraq bans import, production, and sale of alcoholic beverages, protesters chant ‘Iraq is not an Islamic country’

Although the Iraqi constitution “guarantees personal, religious and cultural freedom,” the aggressively expansionist aspect of Islam is no secret. Protestors called the alcohol ban “ethnic discrimination,” since there are in Iraq “sizable communities of Christians, Yazidis, Zorastrians, Mandaeans and others.” But since when do Islamic supremacists care about kaffirs? “Some analysts believe the law is […]

Iraqi Prime Minister to Solve Nation’s Problems With Solar Panels

I have yet to see a problem that can’t be fixed by putting up solar panels. Hope and change. I have yet to see a problem that can’t be fixed by putting up solar panels. I believe we can all agree that what Iraq, a miserable war-torn hellhole in a permanent state of civil war […]