ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The opening of the expanded US Consulate in Erbil underscores Washington's intention to maintain a strong, long-term presence in the Kurdistan Region, former US ambassador ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. As part of its pre-planned drawdown, U.S. troops in Iraq are ...

The US on Wednesday unveiled a sprawling new diplomatic compound in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, underscoring the country's deepening footprint there as it draws down ...