About 1,500 people were evacuated from Hit. Local authorities say the group was composed of prisoners from a secret Daesh Jail.

Iraqi lawmakers officially declared Anbar province a disaster zone. At least 150 were killed and 11 were wounded: At least four children died of starvation in occupied Falluja. Militants killed a woman in Tarmiya. A blast killed or wounded 13 militiamen. A civilian...

A new poll published by the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, shows that a plurality of Americans misunderstand a fundamental fact about the Middle East. Specifically, a statistically representative sample of Americans and three other nationalities...

The biggest US military realignment in a generation may be underway in the Asia-Pacific. But most Americans know nothing about it. Unveiled in 2011, the “Pacific Pivot” aims to transition US military and diplomatic resources away from the Middle East and...

After the first phase of overt military regime changes in Latin America, the 1954 CIA overthrow of Guatemala’s Jacobo Arbenz ushered in the era of covert coups. The list is well known: Arbenz in Guatemala, Allende in Chile. Much less well known is the 1964 coup that...

March casualty figures were released. At least 90 people were killed in the latest violence.

Unlike many libertarians, I love presidential election season, because that’s when generally ignored foreign policy issues are discussed beyond the small circle of Washington wonks. And that’s why I’m having such fun with Donald Trump – much to the annoyance of some...

There is a pervasive idea in today’s American society that regardless of political philosophy or party affiliation, one must never criticize the members of the United States military. Conventional wisdom holds that we must appreciate the sacrifice soldiers have made...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been shopping around for lethal drones for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The prospective acquisition is being downplayed as intended primarily for surveillance purposes. Of course, that’s how it always begins. The first step...

Having successfully steered Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi into submitting names for a new cabinet, Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ended his sit-in. Lawmakers now have 10 days to approve the nominees. He also told his followers to abandon their sit-in as well, but to...