Jane Arraf
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In Iraq, NPR attends trials of French ISIS suspects after transfer from Syrian camps.
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Iraq's main Iranian-backed militias say they will stop attacks after the U.S. military's withdrawal from the country.
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Twenty-three years after President George W. Bush's campaign of "shock and awe," the U.S. military has completed its withdrawal from Iraq.
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The U.S. military has been in Iraq for much of the past 35 years. A low-key ceremony Wednesday marked the formal departure of U.S. forces at a time when Iraq is still facing an uncertain future.
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23 years after the United States military invaded Iraq, sparking an insurgency and a civil war, the U.S. has withdrawn its forces, as the country still tries to combat Iranian influence. -
The U.S. military formally ends a more than two-decade-long presence in Iraq this week.
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NPR accompanies UN peacekeepers behind Israeli lines as Israel expands its occupation of South Lebanon following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
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U.S. threats erupt into attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran retaliates against U.S. targets in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan in the first exchange of fire since July 29. -
Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen. -
Pilgrims came to Iraq from all over the world in August. Many Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims walked hundreds of miles in extreme heat to mark the event. Outside the shrines, the atmosphere is almost festive.
