Iraq

U.S. troops have resumed joint patrols with Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria days after they were stopped amid Turkish threats of a new ground incursion into the war-torn country

U.S. forces have stopped joint military patrols in northern Syria to counter Islamic State extremists, as Turkish threats of a ground invasion stymie those missions with Kurdish forces

Turkey’s foreign minister says the United States and Russia have failed to meet promises to clear Syria’s border with Turkey of Kurdish militants, forcing Ankara to intervene

About 8,000 American troops watch over the airspace of the Middle East from a major air base run by Qatar as World Cup fans throng stadiums in the energy-rich nation

Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, from Iraq, was killed 'in combat with enemies of God' and a replacement has already been announced.

Air steward Yasser Saleh Al Yazidi fell ill on Gulf Air flight GF-19 which left Bahrain International at 1:40am Tuesday and was destined for Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (stock pic of Gulf Air airbus)

Scottish construction engineer Brian Glendinning, 43, said he 'pressed the pause button' on his life during two months in Baghdad jail where getting through the days was just 'survival'.

Royal Court, LondonA British Iraqi and her father re-enact his wartime memories under the direction of three ghoulish clowns in a daring if uneven debutThere are searing moments in this tale of a father and daughter whose relationship is shaped – or misshaped – by the trauma of war, yet they come in an uneven debut play which uses absurdism and clowning […]

Three Sydney mayors will meet with Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil to voice their opposition to the repatriation of Australian wives and children of Islamist State fighters.

Hajime Moriyasu, 54 - renowned for being one of the smartest men in world football had a point to prove in Doha, after his team lost to Iraq there in 1994 and failed to quality for the World Cup.

Strikes launched in retaliation for Istanbul bombing target ‘terrorist bases’, but civilian deaths reported by Kurdish officialsTurkey launched deadly airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, the Turkish defence ministry said on Sunday, targeting Kurdish groups that Ankara holds responsible for last week’s bomb attack in Istanbul.Warplanes […]

WikiLeaks campaigners are meeting with the president of Colombia and six other heads of state in attempt to raise support for founder Julian Assange.

Mystery surrounds embezzlement of tax revenues, which appears to have been facilitated by some of the highest offices in the countryIraqis have called it “the heist of the century” – a brazen multibillion-dollar plundering of state coffers that has gripped the country.The theft of $2.5bn was apparently facilitated by some of the highest offices in the […]

Glendinning, working on refinery and held over alleged debt, was reunited with family on SaturdayA man who was held in an Iraqi jail over an unpaid debt had an emotional reunion with his family when he returned to Scotland.Brian Glendinning, 43, arrived at Edinburgh airport on Saturday after being held in a prison in Iraq. Continue reading...

Speaking on Alan Carr's Life's a Beach podcast, the writer and presenter said parts of Iraq could become a 'tourist paradise' if they are managed and promoted properly.

Julen Lopetegui marked his first public appearance as Wolves manager by ordering Mexico forward Raul Jimenez to put club before country.

The current second-longest combat kill is held by British Corporal Craig Harrison who fatally shot two Taliban militants at a range of 2,475m in Helmand, Afghanistan, back in 2009.

Mother-of-two Sharon, who is originally from Northumberland, spoke to The Times about her 30-year career in the armed forces and how times have changed for female soldiers.

Brian Glendinning, 43, was contracted to work for BP in Iraq when arrested over an alleged debt owed to the Qatari National BankA Scottish engineer who was held in an Iraqi prison facing extradition to Qatar over a bank debt has been released, according to a human rights charity that had been campaigning for his freedom.Brian Glendinning, 43, who had been […]

Jake Bilardi, 18, blew himself up in a suicide bomb attack in Ramadi, in central Iraq, about 110km west of Baghdad, in March 2015 after sneaking into the warzone with the help of ISIS recruiters.