US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has attended a rare joint meeting between leaders of Iraq and Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. The purpose was to coordinate the funding and rebuilding of Iraqi territory recaptured...
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US Seeks Arab Help in Effort to Isolate Iran
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took the Trump administration’s case for isolating and containing Iran in the Middle East and beyond to two Gulf Arab nations, pushing for Saudi Arabia and Iraq to unite...
Tillerson Starts Diplomatic Mission in Riyadh
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has landed in Saudi Arabia to begin a diplomatic mission in the Middle East, South Asia and Europe focused on conflicts in Iraq and Syria and blunting Iranian influence...
Iraqi, Kurdish Forces in Standoff Over Kurdish Independence
Iraqi army and Kurdish troops are in a standoff in Kirkuk, a city located in the Kurdistan region, which voted for independence from Iraq last month. Kirkuk holds 10 percent of Iraq’s oil reserves....
Iraqi-Kurdish Crisis: Tension Flares Between Kurds and Shi’ite Militia in Town Near Kirkuk
Fighting has flared in Iraq between Kurdish forces and Shi’ite militia in a town south of the contested city of Kirkuk. No one was reportedly hurt, but the brief clashes in Tuz Khurmatu on...
