Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Baghdad Monday, as the country is tearing itself apart. In a nearly two-hour meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Kerry said the U.S. will ...

The recent coverage of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s rise in Iraq has shocked many Americans — seemingly suddenly, a tragic turn of events has unfolded just as Iraq looked stable. After ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani tells Newsweek his vision of making his country a global trade, investment and ...

May 20, 2025: The northern city of Mosul has largely eliminated its Islamic terrorist problem. Only a few percent of the population have any sympathy for the terrorists and few if any Islamic ...

The new government faces urgent challenges: a severe water crisis due to drought and upstream dams, weak public finances tied ...

In its annual terrorism report, the State Department warned that the rise of aggressive, decentralized al Qaeda affiliates scattered through the Middle East and North African regions presents "serious ...

Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed ...

Here is a breakdown of the daily costs. A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) holds an ISIL flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul, June 23, 2014. Reuters — -- ...

Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday hailed the formation of a new "unity" government in Iraq as a "major milestone" in the nation's battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Iraq's ...

CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss how the threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has changed over the last year CBS ...