A political analyst has warned of a scenario aimed at disintegrating the social fabric in Iraq and Syria, and bringing reactionary elements to power in those countries. It appears that there is an agenda to try to break down the society in Iraq as well as the society in Syria and to create something new that wouldnt be based on the present borders ...

Twenty-five people have been killed in a fresh bout of violence in Iraq as the United Nations expresses concern about growing militancy in the country. A large group of militants attempted on Tuesday to take control of security positions in the towns of Rawa and Aana in the western province of Anbar, Deputy Interior Minister Adnan al-Assadi told reporters....

Eight people have been killed in attacks on two Iraqi police stations and a local official's house in the western province of al-Anbar. Seven officers and the brother of a local official were killed on Tuesday in two bombings and a shooting incident in the towns of Rawa and Aana. Eighteen security forces have reportedly been injured in the violence....