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Oil rich Arab Islamic nation with millenia of history, still struggling for stebillity following 2003 overthrown of dictator Sadam Hussein.
IDF infantry soldiers train in urban warfare along the Syrian border, Golan Heights, December 17, 2024

IDF intercepts drone near Gaza border, Palestinians seize UNRWA center in Jenin

 IDF troops operate in Beit Lahia in Gaza, December 20, 2024.

Israel at war day 441: What's happening in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria?

 IAF jets departing for strikes in Yemen, December 19, 2024.

IDF ordered to conclude October 7 probes by end of January

 Pope Francis welcomed By the people of Kurdistan, 2021.

Pope Francis reveals thwarted 2021 Iraq assassination attempts: female bomber and van

 Demonstrators call for the return of the Gaza hostages in a hostage deal, December 14, 2024.

Netanyahu denies trip to Cairo for hostage talks as deal edges closer

Soldiers from the IDF's 98th Division operate in southern Lebanon, December 15, 2024.

IDF intercepts Houthi missile fired at Tel Aviv, Israel allegedly strikes Syria

 THE ARAB Contact Group on Syria meets in Aqaba, this past Saturday. Those present included US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, and the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Turkey, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Lebanon.

Arab countries condemn Israel's 'opportunistic scheme' for Golan Heights expansion

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

Netanyahu, Trump up pressure for deal, IDF destroys Hamas command center

 Damage around Qamishli International Airport area, in Syria, December 10, 2024

Southern Syria's resurgence brings Jordan and Iraq back in key roles

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press conference, at the NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2024.

Blinken makes unannounced Iraq visit as part of Syria diplomacy push

By REUTERS
 SYRIAN FORCES escape through the border at Al Qaim, Iraq, last Saturday, just before the declared overthrow of the Assad regime. The writer ponders: Imagine renting a car in Tel Aviv and embarking on a scenic road trip through Syria to Iraq.

From fantasy to reality: The vision of an Israel-Iraq highway

By ERIC GALLAGHER
Illustrative image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Israel at war: What happened day 432?

 A member of Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah attends the funeral of a commander who was killed in a strike in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, September 22, 2024.

How will the fall of Assad impact Iranian-backed militias in Iraq?

 Members of an Iraqi Shi'ite armed group sit in a vehicle after an attack by a drone strike on an Iran-backed militia headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq January 4, 2024.

Could the unrest in Syria spillover into Iraq? Iran seems to think so

 Smoke billows in the distance as damaged cars are seen at the site of Syrian regime airstrikes targeting anti-regime fighters in Aleppo, in northern Syria on November 30, 2024.

IDF calls troops to Golan as rebels force Syrian army from border province

 Raising the opposition flag at the Aleppo Citadel in the center of the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Dec. 1, 2024.

Iraq considers Syrian intervention as rebels advance

By REUTERS
 People inspect a damaged site in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in Syria November 30, 2024.

Iraq vows active role in Syria conflict, accuses Israel of supporting terrorists

By REUTERS
 Displaced Lebanese, who had fled to Iraq, board a plane as they prepare to head back home after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Najaf, Iraq, November 28, 2024.

Lebanese families begin returning home after ceasefire, facing uncertainty and destruction

By REUTERS