Iraq has a large number of Iranian-backed militias called the Population Mobilization Units. However, these groups include militias who conduct attacks targeting Israel and also targeting US forces.

Iraq has released more than 19,000 prisoners ... displaced hundreds of thousands, decimated the Yazidi population and left vast areas in ruins. Many members were arrested as Iraqi forces retook ...

The decision to disband PKK was a key step towards a 'terror-free Turkey', and the process would be monitored by state ...

The first cancer treatment hospital was opened in Duhok on Tuesday, aiming to give hope to patients who have been deprived of ...

Yasser Arafat lied when he “accepted” the Oslo Accords. Mahmoud Abbas lied when he said he would end “Pay for Slay,” and the ...

When the leader of Syria shook hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, it was a striking moment for a man who was an al-Qaida ...

Today, Iraq’s pharmaceutical market is worth between $3.5-$4 billion, and is expanding rapidly – driven by an ambitious, well-educated population, a growing roster of international brands and ...

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group announced today its decision to dissolve and end all its armed struggle ...

Arab-Israeli conflict is a pivotal moment in the timeline of an ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. While the ...

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Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan has called for an end to the Kurdish militant group’s decades-long armed struggle, ...