Many Iran-backed militias rejected the results of the October election in which they performed poorly. Iraq’s Supreme Court today certified the results of the October elections. Judge Jasim Muhammad Abud announced the decision in a statement that was published by the official Iraq Media Network. Iraq held nationwide elections in …

Iraqi security forces have captured and killed a number of key Islamic State facilitators and others in the past month amid a US mission transition and concerns over coordination. Iraqi security forces continued their operations against Islamic State (IS) cells and sources of funding in December with a number of …

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which controls Idlib in northwestern Syria, is supporting development projects in various economic sectors. A food market has been opened in the city of Sarmada, north of Idlib, under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The opening ceremony, which was held Dec. 12, was attended by …