Israeli night raids which hit arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed at least five soldiers and 11 allied fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday. The Israeli air force carried out more than 18 attacks against multiple targets in an area stretching from the eastern town of Deir Az Zor to the al-Bukamal desert at the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to the Britain-based war monitor....

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraqi War veteran who lost both her legs in an insurgent attack, is pressing Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller to investigate the involvement of any current or retired military personnel in last week's riots at the Capitol.

An Iraqi court has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump for assassinating Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a January 2020 drone strike that also killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani. ......

On "Intelligence Matters," Mike Morell and Draper discuss the key players, events and decisions that led to the George W. Bush administration's invasion of Iraq more than 15 years ago.

In an interview with NPR, longtime Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani says his people are re-evaluating their close alliance with the U.S. after the U.S. didn't back the failed independence push that led to his resignation.

Since Iraq's Kurdish region voted to secede last month, Kurds have reeled from territorial losses. Now, their president and longtime leader, Masoud Barzani, has declared he'll step down Wednesday.