#Iraq

Iraq Cautiously Eyes Syrian Border Amid Ongoing SDF-PKK Unrest
Iraqi security officials and analysts are voicing rising concern that unrest in northeastern Syria could spill across the border, exposing…

Iraq Reinforces Concrete Border Wall with Syria to Thwart ISIS
Baghdad intensifies security measures along the 620-kilometer frontier, citing “heightened vigilance” and the need to counter ISIS…

Cement Conference Marks a New Phase in Reconstruction
The Cement and Concrete Conference and Exhibition 2025 opened in the Damascus countryside with broad local and international participation.…

Syria and Regional Partners Increase Anti-Drug Raids With Major Seizures
Syrian security forces intensified anti-narcotics operations nationwide, seizing millions of Captagon pills, large quantities of cannabis,…

Syria and Iraq Hold Baghdad Meeting Discussing Energy Cooperation
On August 11, Syrian Minister of Energy Engineer Muhammad al-Bashir and his accompanying delegation arrived in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad,…

Assassination Plot Foiled as Syrian Operation Dismantles ISIS Cell
A joint security operation conducted early Thursday, August 7, by Syrian internal security forces and the General Intelligence Service…

The Middle East’s Endless Fallout
What began as a mission to repel Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait would spiral into a decades-long transformation of the Middle East—triggering…

Fires Ravage Syria’s Latakia Countryside for Eighth Day
Wildfires have scorched more than 15,000 hectares of forest and agricultural land in the Latakia countryside, burning unchecked for over a…

US Forces Consolidate Bases in Northeast Syria Under Iranian Threats
According to sources within the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), US forces in northeastern Syria have relocated personnel and reinforced key…

Syrian Foreign Minister Shaibani Hails Unity at Baghdad Arab Summit
In a speech resonating with themes of reconciliation, sovereignty, and regional cooperation, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani…

PKK Dissolution Signals Major Shift for Kurdish Forces and Syria’s Northeast
The decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to dissolve itself and end its four-decade armed insurgency against Turkey marks a…

Wheat in Post-Assad Syria: Rebuilding the Broken Supply Chain
With the collapse of the Assad regime, Syria’s already fragile wheat supply chain took another hit. For years, the ousted government relied…