The United States of America has maintained some degree of military presence ever since March 19, 2003, when the Iraq War, ...

Here’s a look at the life of the late former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Personal:Birth date: April 28, 1937 Death date: December 30, 2006 Birth place: Tikrit, Iraq Birth name: Saddam Hussein Abd ...

Every war has its battles for the cities and in 2003 as US forces, aided predominantly by the United Kingdom, invaded Saddam ...

I first got the opportunity to watch USAID work up close and personal in 2007, when I deployed to Iraq as commander of the ...

Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic importance of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan.

The aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the United States prompted numerous counterinsurgency operations across various theaters ...

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...

Israel’s defense minister threatened to open “the gates of hell” in Gaza if Hamas does not release Israeli hostages as ...

U.S. backing for Israel in a war that killed tens of thousands of civilians and displaced nearly Gaza’s entire population of 2.3 million was unpopular. When the agreement was reached to end the ...

A UNESCO-led project is restoring historic landmarks in Iraq's Mosul, including the Al-Hadbaa Minaret and key churches, after ...

Jake Rademacher's new film, "Brothers After War," sees the filmmaker reconnect with the American troops with whom he embedded two decades prior for the documentary "Brothers at War." ...