U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that he planned to discuss combating Islamic State militants in Syria and what role Iran could play when he meets with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Qatar in coming weeks. Kerry told the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York that "we have to change the dynamic in Syria" ...

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[caption id="attachment_147902" align="alignright" width="173"] Houthi fighters ride a truck while patrolling a street in Sanaa January 21, 2015. (Reuters)[/caption] The Shiite Houthi group, currently dominating Yemen, is similar to the Shiite movement in Lebanon, Hezbollah, a representative of Irans Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the Qods Force of ...

[caption id="attachment_132085" align="alignright" width="226"] file photo shows Iran flag.[/caption] Two weeks ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Congress to ensure the U.S.would not be soft on Iran. Then,47 Republican senators wrote to the Iranian leadershipto tell them that Congress will need to approve any deal Obama may make ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - With Iran moving closer to a deal with world powers to constrain its nuclear program in return for an end to sanctions, Arab analysts and leaders are focused more on how Tehran is working unconstrained to tighten its grip on Arab states, from Iraq to Lebanon, and Syria to Yemen. The man behind what some see as an attempt to create ...

WASHINGTON The United States launched airstrikes on Islamic State positions inside Tikrit late Wednesday in a sudden application of air power intended to give new life toa stalled Iraqi government operation to recapture the hometown of Saddam Hussein. The U.S. military intervention came after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi told Shiite Muslim ...

The United States has joined the offensive against ISIS in the Sunni-majority city of Tikrit, providing reconnaissance support at the request of Baghdad, according to a senior military official from the U.S.-led coalition fighting the terror group. Washington has spearheaded the battle against ISIS in northern Syria and in northern Iraq, also supplying ...

[caption id="attachment_105330" align="alignright" width="224"] ISIL terrorists operating in Iraq. (file photo)[/caption] The ISIL Takfiri militants may have committed all types of international crimes against humanity, including genocide in its brutal acts of violence and terrorism in Iraq, the United Nations human rights office says. The Takfiri ...

[caption id="attachment_114990" align="alignright" width="191"] File photo shows ISIL militants pointing their guans at captured Iraqi people.[/caption] The Takfiri ISIL militant group has reportedly executed 13 of its own members in Iraqs northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk who contacted Kurdish Peshmerga forces and planned to surrender. A ...

[caption id="attachment_142711" align="alignright" width="179"] Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said retaking the city of Tikrit from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group is within reach, but the ongoing military operation is carried out cautiously ...

[caption id="attachment_156336" align="alignright" width="199"] An Iraqi soldier stands looking at smoke billowing from the Ajeel oil field located 35km (22 miles) northeast of Tikrit on March 11, 2015.[/caption] The Iraqi Air Force has inflicted heavy losses on the ISIL Takfiri group by carrying out a number airstrikes against its positions in ...

[caption id="attachment_110008" align="alignright" width="203"] A Kurdish peshmerga soldier in northern Iraq. Thousands of residents are fleeing for Kurdistan ahead of the Isis advance. Photograph: Reuters[/caption] Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces have managed to thwart an offensive by members of the Takifiri ISIL militant group against a town in ...

[caption id="attachment_150722" align="alignright" width="154"] Irans Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran, once again, stressed that Syria is one of the most important battlefronts of war on terrorism and extremism, reiterating its full support for Damascus to root out insurgency ...

[caption id="attachment_147082" align="alignright" width="190"] Men walk past the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq. (File photo)[/caption] At least 12 people have been killed in a truck bombing attack in the Iraqi city of Basra, Iraqi security forces say. According to the Iraqi security forces, at least 42 others sustained injuries ...

[caption id="attachment_147358" align="alignright" width="185"] The file photo shows ISIL terrorists executing a group of people in Iraq.[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iraqi parliament member said reminding the crimes committed by terrorist groups such as the Mohajedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO also known as MEK, NCRI and PMOI) is why holding ...

[caption id="attachment_105330" align="alignright" width="192"] ISIL terrorists operating in Iraq. (file photo)[/caption] The ISIL Takfiri terrorists have executed four people for allegedly recruiting fighters for pro-government forces in Iraqs northern province of Salahuddin. On Tuesday, the ISIL terrorists posted pictures of decapitations of ...

[caption id="attachment_92662" align="alignright" width="164"] Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen PakAyin[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan slammed certain Western countries for supporting anti-government militants in Syria, saying that the conflict in the Arab country was the result of foreign meddling....

[caption id="attachment_153789" align="alignright" width="170"] Members of the Iraqi security forces are heading from Samarra city to Tikrit to launch an assault against the ISIL militants on February 28, 2015. AFP[/caption] WASHINGTON Iranhas deployed advanced rockets and missiles toIraqto help fight the Islamic State in Tikrit, a significant escalation ...

[caption id="attachment_150842" align="alignright" width="226"] Former US congressman Ron Paul[/caption] While Iraqi forces continue an assault on the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS), many US lawmakers have expressed a strong distrust of Irans role in fighting the terrorist network. Many would prefer Washington to play a larger part in the fight....