Iraq is on the brink of a full-blown civil war. Who are these ISIS jihadists and how do they hope to change the map of the Middle East? What do other countries like Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Jordan ...

They carved up the Middle East map with the stroke of a pen ... turned into an Arab Winter of repression. From 1979-2003, Iraq was ruled by the tyrant Saddam Hussein, who persecuted the majority ...

Two separate attacks on US forces based in Iraq ... map, so to say, and demonstrate their utility to Tehran, said Votel, now a distinguished senior fellow on national security at the Middle East ...

If you have a mental map of the Middle East ... played a key role in the overthrow of two other Middle East dictators, Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Removing them led ...

“It is currently one of the most important initiatives in the Middle East ... map. He stated that countries in the region must reassess and redefine their roles and positions, emphasizing that ...

The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more ... the Houthis (Yemen), and several Iraq- and Syria-based militant groups.

The ascendancy of Iraq's Sunni community began under the Sunni Ottoman Turks, whose empire ruled the Middle East for nearly 400 years. Ottoman defeat in World War I did not end Sunni dominance. In the ...

An Iran-backed group called Islamic Resistance in Iraq appeared to claim the attack. What is this group, why did it attack a U.S. base, and how is it connected to Iran? There are approximately 40 ...

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IN TRYING TO BRING AMERICANS HOME. FOR MANY SYRIANS, YEARS OF LIVING IN FEAR MAY FINALLY BE COMING TO AN END. AND FOR AMERICANS WHO HAVE BEEN HELD HOSTAGE THERE, THIS MAY BE THEIR TICKET TO BE ...