Iraq

A Hezbollah supporter uses her mobile phone to takes a picture of slain Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leaders, Abbas al-Moussawi, Ragheb Harb and Imad Mughniyeh and the end of a 40-day Muslim mourning period for slain Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Nasrallah said U.S. President Donald Trump declared war on the Middle East when the U.S. assassinated Soleimani and when the White House announced its plan to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He called on all to resist U.S. influence and its troops presence.

Pentagon linguist who passed secrets to Hezbollah sentenced to 23 years in prison

Jerry Dunleavy · June 23, 2021 11:16 pm

President Trump and Sen. Mitt Romney are shown.

Not so fast: GOP taps brakes on revoking 2002 war powers

Susan Ferrechio · June 22, 2021 6:19 pm

Magazine - Life & Arts

From the cornfields to the desert

Trent Reedy · June 18, 2021 3:00 am

An A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft participates in a training exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. The A-10 can loiter near battle areas for extended periods of time and operate in low-ceiling and low-visibility conditions.

Last Air Force POW retires

Charles Hilu · June 12, 2021 1:00 pm

Emmanuel Macron, France's president, speaks to the media as he arrives for a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday June, 29, 2018.

Five moments political figures were attacked like France’s Macron

Kaelan Deese · June 12, 2021 1:00 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2012 file photo, an Afghan solider, left, stands guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Helmand was the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's surge, when he ordered 33,000 additional U.S troops to Afghanistan to help the military with a counterinsurgency plan. That plan hoped to turn the tide in Helmand and neighboring Kandahar and establish the governmental institutions that would allow the Afghan government to take control of the Taliban heartland. However, near-daily attacks by militants and increasingly frequent deadly violence against NATO troops by their Afghan allies highlight an embarrassing failure of Western policy: After nearly 12 years of military intervention, the country is not pacified. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaleq, File)

Beltway Confidential

Yes, leave COIN behind

Daniel DePetris · June 5, 2021 10:00 am

82 killed and over 100 injured in Baghdad hospital fire, Iraq Interior Ministry says

Callie Patteson · April 25, 2021 1:08 pm

A Hezbollah supporter uses her mobile phone to takes a picture of slain Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leaders, Abbas al-Moussawi, Ragheb Harb and Imad Mughniyeh and the end of a 40-day Muslim mourning period for slain Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Nasrallah said U.S. President Donald Trump declared war on the Middle East when the U.S. assassinated Soleimani and when the White House announced its plan to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He called on all to resist U.S. influence and its troops presence.

National Security

Pentagon linguist pleads guilty to passing secrets in Iraq to man linked to Hezbollah

Jerry Dunleavy · March 26, 2021 9:51 pm

Magazine - Features

The pope’s historic visit to Iraq

Andrew Bernard · March 12, 2021 4:00 am

Pope Francis aims to make Father Abraham a counterterrorist

Joel Gehrke · March 10, 2021 2:39 pm

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a ceremony.

US Air Force B-52 bombers fly over Middle East in show of force as tensions flare with Iran

Michael Lee · March 8, 2021 7:43 pm

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

As the pope landed in Iraq, Biden team bashed Shiites

Michael Rubin · March 8, 2021 1:00 pm