Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Key dates in the Iraqi offensive to recapture Mosul, the country's second biggest city, from the Islamic State group (IS) jihadists who seized it in June 2014. - October 17, 2016: Iraqi forces launch ...

Jan Bender remembers the moment as if it were yesterday. Taking cover from insurgents, his fireteam had just assembled in the dark in front of a house in Fallujah, Iraq, when the Marines were ...

Political and ethnic rivalries in Iraq are threatening the ongoing campaign to eject the Islamic State from the northern and western portions of the war-torn country. A large battle for the ...

The rumble of history is returning to Baghdad. With Iraq’s dominant Shi’ite Coordination Framework nominating Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for prime minister, the nation stands on the brink of a ...

The jihadists have repeatedly targeted attacking Iraqi troops with suicide car bombs, as well as employed artillery and small arms fire. Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service and Rapid Response Division -- ...

The Battle for Ramadi was one of the most intense urban conflicts during the Iraq War. Located west of Baghdad, the city had fallen largely under insurgent control, making it a major strategic target ...

BAGHDAD — Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances that will shape the next government. The November election didn’t ...