Wednesday, 31 August, 2022 , 15:21 AFP — Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr may have declared his "definitive retirement" from politics this week, but the violence that erupted after his announcement points to murkier intentions, analysts believe.
Monday, 29 August, 2022 , 15:47 AFP — Iraq was in chaos Monday after powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said he was quitting politics and his supporters stormed the government palace in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone.
Friday, 26 August, 2022 , 15:21 AFP — Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
Friday, 26 August, 2022 , 13:51 AFP — Turkey on Friday said Sweden and Finland renewed their commitment to fight "terror" at the first meeting aimed at addressing Ankara's conditions for accepting their NATO membership bids.
Friday, 26 August, 2022 , 12:05 AFP — Kurdish forces said Friday they had arrested dozens of suspects at a camp in Syria housing relatives of Islamic State group members as part of a crackdown on the jihadists.
Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 22:35 AFP — US President Joe Biden said Thursday that US air and artillery strikes that killed four militants in eastern Syria were ordered to protect US forces from attacks by Iran-backed militia.
Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 15:33 AFP — US attack helicopters, gunships and artillery killed four Iran-linked militants over 24 hours in northwest Syria after rocket attacks wounded American troops in the area, the military said Thursday.
Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 13:04 AFP — Two US air strikes in as many days this week on groups in Syria allegedly backed by Iran have raised questions about the actors involved and the tensions stoking the flare-up.
Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 12:37 AFP — After Washington's latest attacks, AFP unpacks the deployments in a porous border region where the US and its Iran-backed rivals operate in close proximity.
Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 01:46 AFP — US attack helicopters on Wednesday struck several targets used by Iran-backed militants to fire rockets at bases housing American troops in northeastern Syria, the US military's Central Command said.
