Shia blocs, holding a majority in the parliament, are determined to push forward the legislation despite the increasing outcry. Despite fierce opposition from Iraqi lawmakers, civil society groups, human rights organisations, and foreign diplomats, the Iraqi parliament is set to hold the second reading of amendments to the highly controversial …

As the Kremlin’s antagonism toward Ukraine and the West sharpens, it will be critically important for policymakers and warfighters to anticipate, monitor, and respond to Russia’s military reconstitution progress in the years ahead. SUMMARY Russia is poised to begin a long-term military reconstitution program designed to restore losses from its …

Iraqi forces and American troops have killed a senior commander with the Islamic State group who was wanted by the United States, as well as several other prominent militants, Iraq’s military said on Friday. The operation in Iraq’s western Anbar province began in late August, the Iraqi military said, and …

Russia’s top diplomat Lavrov teases a possible high-level four-way meeting to tackle Turkish-Syrian normalization, which he says requires many specific parameters to achieve, such as troops’ presence and the YPG problem Russia, Türkiye, Syria and Iran plan to hold a meeting soon to discuss the normalization efforts between Ankara and …

The story: Apparent Russian support for a controversial corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave has triggered outrage in Tehran. The proposed route has long been opposed by Iran as it would sever the country’s land connection to Armenia. The flare-up between Moscow and Tehran highlights lingering points of contention, …

There is a dichotomy, almost a contradiction, in comparing Donald Trump to Kamala Harris on matters of defense and the military. At one level, national security policy appears to be an area where there is more accord, and less debate, between the candidates than is the case in many other …

The residents of the city of al-Basira, one of the largest cities in eastern Deir Ezzor, have been deprived of heating fuel allocations for this year due to what some of them described as “corruption” prevalent among the fuel committee workers under the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria …

Je voudrais informer les amis de Réseau International de la sortie de mon livre : «La Guerre en Ukraine – Un dôme de mensonges au-dessus d’un gouffre d’horreurs». Ce n’est pas un récit de guerre mais une analyse destinée à comprendre les tenants et les aboutissants de cette guerre insensée …

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that Hamas no longer exists as an organized military force and is now engaged only in “guerrilla warfare.” Gallant claims that Israeli forces are still fighting against individual pockets of Hamas fighters and are in the process of searching for the group’s leadership. His …

Hamas leader Yehya Sinwar thanked the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, for his group’s support in the conflict with Israel, Hezbollah announced on Friday. This was Sinwar’s first public message since he became Hamas leader in August. Iran-backed Hezbollah has been carrying out attacks on Israel for nearly …