Jane Arraf

Protests continue in Baghdad demanding the ouster of the current government.

With hundreds of thousands of people in the streets and political leaders allying against him, Iraq's prime minister faces intense pressure to resign. It could put Iraq in another political vacuum.

In Iraq and Syria, the ISIS leader's death has stirred a mix of responses — from joy to disbelief to dread that the militants will rise again.

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death has been met with some joy but also some skepticism in Mosul, where he declared the start of the caliphate.

President Trump announced the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Sunday. What do this means for U.S.-Syria policy, and how is the Middle East reacting.

U.S. officials say ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was targeted in a military raid in Syria.

Protesters across Iraq came out into the streets on Friday angry at low employment and poor government services in the country.

The Department of Justice is opening a criminal investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation. Also, a look at Republican response to the impeachment inquiry and protests in Iraq.

Large protests are expected to continue in Iraq Friday, even after the government said last week that many of the 149 people killed in recent protests were killed by security forces shooting to kill.

After five hours of talks on Tuesday, the leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed on how to jointly patrol parts of Syria that until recently were controlled by Kurdish forces.

The cease-fire between Turkey and Syrian Kurds appears to be holding, despite a looming deadline. Turkey's president said the process will not end before all of the Kurds have withdrawn as agreed.

Syrians angered at the U.S. betrayal of former Kurdish allies pelted military vehicles with stones and potatoes as U.S. forces left Syria for Iraq. Displaced civilians are also streaming across.

Kurdish-Syrian fighters say they have withdrawn from a key border city as part of a U.S. brokered deal with Turkish forces. But both Turkey and the Kurds accuse the other of breaking the ceasefire.

More than 2,000 refugees have crossed into Iraq since Turkey began its assault on northeastern Syria last week. Aid groups are bracing for as many as 50,000 refugee arrivals.

Turkey insists the ceasefire is holding in northeastern Syria after brokering a deal with U.S. involvement. But shelling could still be heard at the border hours after the deal was announced.

Hundreds of people fleeing the newly unstable situation in Syria crossed the border and are now in a detention camp in Iraq. They left so quickly that, says one, all they packed were their ambitions.

Turkey's invasion of northern Syria has sparked a humanitarian crisis with tens of thousands of people displaced and searching for safety. Scores of others have been killed and wounded.

As a military offensive by Turkey into Syria continues, aid agencies are increasingly concerned. Tens of thousands of civilians in the region have been displaced by the violence.

In remote northern Iraq, Yazidis gathered to mark an ISIS massacre five years ago. Some were relatives of Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will discuss measures aimed at addressing gun violence in September. Also, changes in national intelligence leadership.