Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump administration.

Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament speaker said, with Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path in the region and limit the power of armed groups.

Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not itself guarantee peace in a country so recently riven by autocratic rule

ERBIL (Kurdistn24) – Iraq’s Ministry of Migration and Displaced announced on Saturday that Syrian displaced persons in Iraq, especially in the Kurdistan Region, are free to return to Syria following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Sunday Baghdad was ready to coordinate with regional countries, especially Türkiye, to ensure the stability of Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. Sudani received in Baghdad Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan for talks on regional and international developments and bilateral relations,

Meanwhile, Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path in the region and limit the power of armed groups,”

The dramatic ouster of former Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad on 8 December has sparked anxiety in Iraq that the Islamist group now in charge in Syria will scramble the fragile sectarian balance of power in a country that has endured more than two decades ...

The U.S. bombing campaign in Syria following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's Regime highlighted Western concerns about the potential rise of extremist groups in the region. With fears of a Political vacuum,

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iraq on Sunday for talks with officials on the fight against Kurdish militants, security issues and bilateral ties, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday.

A BRITISH holiday firm plans to restart trips to Syria just six weeks after the fall of tyrant Bashar al-Assad’s regime. London-based Untamed Borders stopped taking travellers there last year amid

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iraq on Sunday for talks with officials on the fight against Kurdish militants, security issues and bilateral ties, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday.

Turkey regularly launches strikes against the PKK in Iraq and Kurdish fighters in Syria. Baghdad has recently sharpened its tone against the PKK, and last year it quietly listed the group as a "banned organisation" -- though Ankara demands the Iraqi government do more in the fight against the militant group.