U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to take steps to prevent bases housing U.S. troops from being shelled, a statement from the premier’s office said. Esper’s call came after a senior U.S. military official warned last week that...

North Korea has conducted another "crucial test" at its Sohae satellite launch site, state media reported Saturday, as nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington remain stalled with a deadline approaching. The announcement comes just a day before US Special Envoy on North Korea...

Two rockets fell near Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday, according to the Iraqi Defense Ministry. The Katyusha rockets landed near the “outside perimeter” of the airport, the ministry’s Security Media Department said in a statement. No casualties have been reported and...

A senior U.S. military official said on Wednesday attacks by Iranian-backed groups on bases hosting U.S. forces in Iraq were gathering pace and becoming more sophisticated, pushing all sides closer to an uncontrollable escalation. His warning came two days after four Katyusha rockets struck...