Iraqi and Kurdish forces exchange fire at border Iraqi federal and Kurdish forces exchanged fire at their shared border on Friday, capping a dramatic week of maneuvers that saw the Kurds hand over territory across northern Iraq. By: Balint Szlanko and Philip Issa 1 day ago
Iraq claims military push in Kirkuk is not part of larger advance Fighting between Kurdish and Iraqi forces continues north of Kirkuk, according to news reports. By: Tara Copp 1 day ago
Mattis: No answers yet on Niger attack Lawmakers suggest subpoena may be necessary to get facts behind attack that killed four service members. By: Tara Copp and Joe Gould and Leo Shane III 2 days ago
Kurdish female militia vows to keep fighting ISIS militants A Kurdish female militia that took part in freeing the northern Syrian city of Raqqa from the Islamic State group said on Thursday it will continue the fight to liberate women from the extremists’ brutal rule. By: Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press 2 days ago
Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president A Baghdad court issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of Iraq’s autonomous northern Kurdish region on Thursday for saying that Iraqi forces had “occupied” the disputed province of Kirkuk this week. By: Philip Issa/The Associated Press 2 days ago
US Abrams tanks sway the battle in Kirkuk U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Iraqi Army provided an asymmetrical advantage over Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces during the battle of Kirkuk. By: Shawn Snow 2 days ago
Taliban attacks kill 58, nearly wipe out Afghan army camp The Taliban have killed at least 58 Afghan security forces in a wave of attacks across the country, including an assault that nearly wiped out an army camp in the southern Kandahar province, officials said Thursday. By: Amir Shah, The Associated Press 2 days ago
Diplomats from US, S. Korea, Japan discuss N. Korean threat Senior officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their countries’ commitment Wednesday to finding a diplomatic solution to the threat posed by North Korea’s rapidly expanding nuclear program. However, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan stressed that the allies must be prepared for any contingency. By: Kim Tong-Hyung, The Associated Press 3 days ago
US-backed Syrian fighters clearing war remnants in Raqqa U.S.-backed forces fighting Islamic State militants in Syria were removing land mines and clearing main roads in Raqqa on Wednesday, a day after their commanders declared the city was under their control, a spokesman said. By: Sarah El Deeb, The Associated Press 3 days ago
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