US defence official says action is part of ‘ironclad commitment to Israel’s security’, with UK’s Royal Air Force also involved in regional operations Iran launches …
Exclusive: ‘I have never seen this much dissent,’ Charles Blaha, former director of the State Department’s Office of Security and Human Rights, tells The Independent
Action follows suicide bomb blast outside Turkish government building claimed by Kurdish militants The Turkish defence ministry says its warplanes have carried out raids on …
After decades of war, invasions and instability, Iraq hosts the eight-nation Gulf Cup soccer tournament starting on Friday for the first time since 1979
Strikes in retaliation for a bombing in Istanbul targeted the PKK and YPG, but civilian deaths have been reported Turkey launched deadly airstrikes over northern …
Prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani leads new government, vowing to reform economy and fight corruption Iraqi lawmakers have approved a new government, ending more than …
Death toll rises after unrest following announcement of Muqtada al-Sadr’s resignation from politics Iran has closed its land borders to Iraq as flights to the …
Iraqi officials say a landslide collapsed the ceiling of a Shiite shrine in central Iraq over the weekend and killed at least seven people, including …
Hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric are camped out inside the Iraqi parliament, after toppling security walls around the building and storming in …
Police fired teargas in a bid to stop crowds who entered parliament waving flags, taking photographs, chanting and cheering Hundreds of supporters of powerful Iraqi …
Family of retired geologist Jim Fitton, 66, ‘over the moon’ after court quashes 15-year jail sentence A retired British geologist is to be released from …
Campaigners against flight say Kurdish Iraqis had endured ‘unnecessary torture in pursuit of headlines’ The Home Office has cancelled a chartered deportation flight to Iraq …
Iraqi militias and others say undercover networks being used to supply materiel such as RPGs and anti-tank missiles Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russia is receiving …
Defence secretary under Tony Blair claims he was told to burn legal advice written by attorney general Tony Blair’s former defence secretary Geoff Hoon has …
In early 2003, I remember seeing news coverage of people marching the streets, unfurling their white banners against the looming threat of a destructive war