BAGHDAD— He was 9 years old and needed a pencil.... He knew the neighborhood, the familiar faces; his friend was the shop owner’s son.... Shrapnel scythed in all directions, turning the intersection into a tangle of perforated corpses and singed flesh....

The Biden administration announced Wednesday its first sanctions on Syria targeting prison facilities and officials who run them, as well as armed groups, focusing on human rights abuses.... The sanctions announced by the U.S. Treasury are part of Washington’s policy to keep up pressure on the Syrian government led by longtime President Bashar Assad But signaling a new approach, the administration also targeted two armed groups, widening the net of those impacted by the sanctions.... One of th

This news has been read 142 times!... Shereeda Abdullah Al-Mousherji, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs 3.... Imad Mohammad Al-Atiqi, Deputy Prime Minister and Oil Minister 4....