US president said planning Memorial Day gesture for Navy SEAL, Green Beret and others accused or convicted of multiple murders of unarmed civilians

Iraqis convinced conflict looms between Washington and Tehran as the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose warplanes bombed Iraq in 2003, returns to region and tensions spiral

Berlin says 'no concrete threat' against its forces in the region, but decision comes after State Department orders non-emergency US embassy staff to leave Baghdad and Erbil

Alert says employees at missions in Baghdad and in Erbil were told to leave; visa services temporarily suspended

British general tells reporters that coalition forces have not detected any issues with Iran-backed forced in Iraq and Syria, drawing rare rebuke from US military and exposing rift

Human Rights Watch accuses authorities of torturing suspects to extract confessions of belonging to the terrorist group

Visit to Baghdad a show of support for Iraqi government as Washington squeezes Iran, heightening tension in the region

Lt. Michael Behenna had been scheduled to remain on parole until 2024; questions have been raised about court's handling of his claim of self-defense

As Baghdad prepares to compensate for shortfalls once waivers terminated, Trump says Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members will 'more than make up' resulting difference in oil supply

US-backed fighters say they rescued some 300 Yazidi women and children during the fight to take the jihadists' last scrap of territory in eastern Syria