Iraq and Syria have reopened a major border crossing that was shut for security reasons six months ago. Syria said on Saturday that it had reopened the Al-Qaim-Buakamal crossing and Iraq has confirmed ...

ISIL, also known as ISIS, no longer holds towns and cities, but its fighters still operate in the desert regions around the Iraq-Syria border. Iraq’s military has launched another offensive to ...

This historic map shows that the tribes had taken ... it didn't bring the end of border and territorial disputes in Iraq. 4. Kurdistan becomes an autonomous region. Kurdistan, a disputed region ...

As this animated map shows, the extremist group now known ... on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border. After the capture of Mosul, which straddles the Tigris River, the group advanced into towns ...

These troops join the 2,000 already stationed there. Once stationed, the 7,200 troops at the border will equal the number in Iraq and Syria combined. Here's how the operation compares to other U.S ...

across the obliterated Iraqi border into Mosul, Tikrit, and Falluja, down to the farming towns south of Baghdad—roughly a third of the territory of both [Iraq and Syria]. The Economist's map ...

Map locates Epicenter of quake.; 1c x 3 inches; 46.5 mm x 76 mm; TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state TV says a 7.2-magnitude earthquake has jolted the region near the border between Iran and Iraq.

TEHRAN, Iran — A powerful earthquake shook the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday ... The Associated Press Map locates Epicenter of quake.; 1c x 3 inches; 46.5 mm x 76 mm; The temblor killed at ...