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The Iraqi government has declared a holiday in celebration of its victory over ISIS in the city of Mosul. But the group Amnesty International says the fighting has created a civilian catastrophe.

Iranian state media reports that hundreds of people are dead and nearly more than 1,000 injured in that country alone. The quake struck at night and officials say the death toll was likely to rise.

After 12 years in power, Kurdish President Massoud Barzani has submitted his resignation and announced that he will not seek another term in office following Kurdistan's referendum on independence last month.

Iraqi Kurds — close allies of the U.S. — held elections Sunday. They're starting to turn away from old founding fathers to vote for new leaders with different priorities.

President Trump says ISIS is close to eradicated and is asking European allies to take back ISIS fighters captured in Syria. We assess the remaining ISIS presence in Syria and Iraq.

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.

Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor announced five people have been sentenced to death for the 2018 murder in Turkey of Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post, after a secret trial.

For the first time in eight years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers in Tehran. He threatened the U.S. and indicated there may be more retaliation from Iran's proxies for the killing of a general.

The country most affected by the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran is Iraq. Iran has made the latest move — launching missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces at bases in Iraq.

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.