Iraq
Iraq looms as a key test of the US’s priorities for countering Iranian power in the region.About 2,500 US troops remain in Iraq with a focus on assisting partners with countering ISIS.Iran holds tremendous sway with Iraqi armed groups and government leaders.Iraq looms as a complex test for the new…
The US Navy will name a new amphibious warship after Travis Manion, a Marine killed in combat in Iraq.The USS Travis Manion will be a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship.Manion’s family said the ship will carry on his legacy.The US Navy announced plans to name a new amphibious warship…
By Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim ruling parties and armed groups are weighing the pros and cons of armed intervention in Syria, viewing as a grave threat the advance of Sunni Islamist rebels who have taken two Syrian cities and now bear down on a third. Baghdad…
