US-Iraq raids puts scrutiny on Baghdad’s ability to contain ISIS - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

Sep 5, 2024

HADI MIZBAN/AFP via Getty Images — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani (C) chairs a meeting with top-ranking officials of the Iraqi armed forces and of the US-led coalition during the first round of talks on the future of American and other foreign troops in the country, in Baghdad on Jan. 27, 2024. — HADI MIZBAN/AFP via Getty Images

A member of Iraq's Special Operations Forces stands guard during the funeral of Hassan Hammadi al-Amiri, a fallen member of the group Kataib Hezbollah.

Iraq slams latest US airstrikes on Kataib Hezbollah sites

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

A soldier loads up onto an American plane near Mosul, Iraq.

US, Iraq to begin talks over potential end to coalition presence

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani speaks next to US Maj. Gen. Joel "J.B." Vowell as part of the first round of talks on the future of American and other foreign troops in the country, in Baghdad, on Jan. 27, 2024.

As tensions with Iran rise, US resumes talks with Iraq on troop presence

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces use a metal detector to sweep the ground during an inspection of tents at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on Aug. 28, 2022, as the Syrian Democratic Forces mount a security campaign against IS "sleeper cells" in the camp.

Senior US commander sounds alarm over Syria’s Islamic State prison camps

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military