Three ISIS fighters have been killed in Iraq’s vast western province of Anbar, said the Popular Mobilisation Forces, a ...

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Thousands of Shiite pilgrims marched towards Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine in Baghdad, reflecting a deep sense of ...

Thousands of Shiite pilgrims are marching in Iraq dressed in black, heading on foot toward the golden twin-domed shrine of ...

In Kurram, rival tribes have clashed over competing narratives, claims of victimhood, and accusations of foreign interference ...

Iraq's parliament has passed an amnesty law that could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners, including those who fought for the extremist IS group ...

Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.

Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage.

Amid Israel's fragile ceasefire, General Amir Avivi urges action against Iran, Hezbollah, and HTS, while stressing US-led ...

It begins by acknowledging the fundamental problem of the area is jihadism, whether of the Iranian Shi’ite variety or the Muslim Brotherhood Sunni variation, with all its permutations ranging from ...

The Sayyida Zeinab shrine, which has previously been targeted by IS militants, holds significant religious importance for Shiite Muslims ... al-Sham (HTS), the Sunni Islamist group now in control ...

Sayyida Zeinab, a key site for Shiite pilgrims, has previously been targeted by ISIS, which follows a strict interpretation of Sunni Islam and regards Shiites as infidels. In 2016, at least 45 ...