Iraq

An unborn Iraqi child was buried in Poland's largest cemetery Tuesday, the latest in the unknown death toll of the migrant crisis along the border.

"U.S. forces will remain in Iraq, at the invitation of the Government of Iraq, in an advising, assisting, and intelligence-sharing role to support the Iraqi Security Forces in the campaign to defeat ISIS," a Pentagon spokesperson told Newsweek.

"The Iraqi resistance was earlier than the Afghans in forcing the United States to withdraw from Iraq in 2011, and today the Iraqi resistance is stronger and more numerous," the Hezbollah al-Nujaba Movement spokesperson told Newsweek.

Dr. Arsalan Azzaddin has treated migrants from the Belarus-Poland border suffering from hypothermia, pneumonia, broken bones and severe dehydration.

Poland's Border Guard spokeswoman Anna Michalska said there were over 300 attempts made by migrants to cross the border Sunday. All were stopped or sent back.

The Iraqi Resistance Coordination Commission said it "did not believe in the seriousness of the occupation and its commitment" to withdrawing combat troops.

Belarusian authorities said that as many as 7,000 migrants remain in the country after more than a week of tensions between it, the migrants and Poland.

A federal judge ruled Omar Abdulsattar Ameen is eligible for deportation to Iraq or Turkey after lying about having contact with anyone from terrorist groups.

The former president made reference to the Iraq helicopter scandal which nearly ended the veteran anchor's career in 2015.

The longtime military man and civil servant had a well-known personal obsession with the Swedish pop band, one that was remembered at his funeral.

The case of Jennifer Wenisch is one of the first trials related to crimes against Yazidis.

The U.S. is slowly but surely diverting its focus from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific. For leaders like Mohammed Bin Salman and Mohammed Bin Zayed who are used to being catered to by the U.S., times are changing.

Security forces combatted the 2019 protests with live ammunition and tear gas, killing more than 600 people and injuring thousands more within a few months.

The tablet, known as the Gilgamesh Dream tablet and valued at $1.7 million, was discovered in 1853 in ruins that date back to ancient Mesopotamia.

Amid reports that three Iraqi militia vehicles were destroyed, the U.S.-led coalition said it "can confirm we did not conduct air strikes in Al-Bukamal."

"The region is a victim of the interventions of 'beyond-regional countries' and their presence is a source of tension and unrest," Shahrokh Nazemi, head of media at Iran's U.N. mission, told Newsweek.

We hope and pray that President Joe Biden will make the right decisions and not throw Iraq—especially Assyrians and Yazidis—to the wolves.

"Even if we bring the foreign ministers together at one table this could be considered a breakthrough to end the tensions between Iranians and the Gulf Arabs," an official close to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi told Reuters.

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle say more time is needed to ensure every American makes it home.

Providing benefits and medical care to veterans will be the biggest single long-term cost of the post-9/11 wars, according to a new report.

Our elites failed to build nations in Iraq and Afghanistan while, at the same time, their own nation is falling apart on their watch.

Millions have become refugees or been displaced in their own countries since the U.S. declared a global war on terror after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Michael Vasquez said: "I was kind of just freaking out and screaming all the way down like no this can't be it, I thought I was gonna die."

A prominent independent politician in Syria told Newsweek that "the best interests of the U.S." could "only be achieved with a stable working relationship with the Syrian government."

Defeating ISIS and its ideology will come in part by restoring Yazidis to their homeland, ensuring their safety, security and future.

The U.S. intends to return the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet to Iraq, the country now standing in the area where the ancient tablet originated.

While the mission in Iraq will change, it's unclear how many members of the U.S. military will remain in the Middle East country.

"When we commit forces, how do we set the conditions to not just win the war, but to win the peace post-war?" former U.S. Army cultural advisor for Iraq Adam L. Silverman told Newsweek. "This has been a major issue in almost every major conflict we've found ourselves in."

A meeting between Mustafa al-Kadhimi and U.S. President Joe Biden will take place on Monday.

Two sources familiar with the process confirmed to Newsweek that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has signed off on Army Sergeant 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe receiving the Medal of Honor, and a third source aware of the proceedings said the White House was working to set a ceremony date.