Iraq & Militias

29+ min ago   (715+ words) Saudi Arabia has deep pockets and cutting-edge weapons yet for more than a decade it has been unable to quash Yemen's battle-hardened Houthis. The Iran-backed group has now attacked Riyadh with a missile strike, seized Yemen's entire Red Sea coast…...

22+ hour, 24+ min ago   (8+ words) Fortress-Building Secrets From Assyria Assyrian International News Agency...

16+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1200+ words) The withdrawal of the US-led security umbrella and Baghdad’s centralization moves threaten Southern Kurdistan’s status, while Abdullah Öcalan’s call for a Democratic Unity Government points to a common Kurdish approach and defence. Attacks carried out by states and non-state actors…...

51+ min ago   (412+ words) 'Strictly defensive': French backing offered as Saudi seeks to bolster energy defences France is ready to work on "securing" Saudi energy infrastructure targeted by Iran-backed Houthis, adopting a "strictly defensive approach," a diplomatic source said Monday. "France is ready to…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (229+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Malaysia has condemned in the strongest terms the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including those targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, and expressed solidarity with the Kingdom. Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said Malaysia supported Saudi Arabia’s efforts to safeguard…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (476+ words) The Global Coalition, led by US forces, will complete a full withdrawal from Iraqi territory by the end of this month, former Peshmerga Ministry Secretary-General and security expert Jabbar Yawar told Shafaq News on Monday. Yawar said the withdrawal has…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (265+ words) US proposes $5B to repair Iran war damage PM Al-Zaidi sets June 2027 deadline for weapons control Armed group disrupts Libya’s Sharara oil production Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi pledged on Monday to complete the disarmament of armed factions by June 30, 2027, outlining…...

12+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1693+ words) Behind the Houthi crisis, something bigger is taking shape: a competition between different security architectures, while Beijing plays a waiting game and Washington maintains control of the system. The escalation of Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia is putting the newly…...

59+ min ago   (221+ words) Burnham told reporters as he flew to the United Nations General Assembly in New York that he had agreed the Royal Air Force will provide air-to-air refueling of Saudi planes. The agreement is for a matter of weeks, but Burnham…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (425+ words) Burnham told reporters as he flew to the United Nations General Assembly in New York that he had agreed the Royal Air Force will provide air-to-air refueling of Saudi planes. The agreement is for a matter of weeks, but Burnham…...