Iraq is preparing for the possibility that Islamic State fighters could spill across the border from Syria, the country's foreign minister said Thursday. It comes just one day after the U.S. military formally ended its counter-ISIS mission in Iraq.Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told reporters in Washington, D.C. on Thursday that Baghdad is closely watching recent ISIS activity in neighboring Syria, and warned that fighters crossing into Iraq could once again pose a threat to the country's security."We are worried about ISIS activities inside Syria," Hussein said, adding that Iraqi forces were p...
Iraq sounds alarm on terror threat from Syria one day after US troops leave
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Oct 2, 2026 • 2 weeks ago
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