US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized NATO nations for their lack of support in the US campaign against Iran, telling Rudaw that support from Middle Eastern countries, by contrast, has been great. Trump and his Vice President JD Vance also censured the repeated attacks by Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq on the US diplomatic mission, saying the incidents underscore the presence of “a lot of terrorists” who must be eliminated.

US President Donald Trump said Friday Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whom he said he “essentially put there,” has been “very good to the Kurds,” as Damascus and Kurdish leadership in northeast Syria (Rojava) continue working on an internationally brokered agreement reached in late January that ended weeks of clashes.

More than half of the 5,700 Islamic State (ISIS) detainees recently transferred to Iraq are Syrian nationals, Rudaw has learned.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that US President Donald Trump “personally” engaged with Syria’s interim president to halt fighting between Damascus-affiliated and Kurdish-led forces to facilitate the transfer of Islamic State (ISIS) detainees and allow negotiations on integration to continue.

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington is “looking at” a candidate for Iraq’s next premier, offering no clear endorsement or rejection of Nouri al-Maliki’s bid for a third term. Maliki’s allies described the remark as a “notable shift,” after Trump had previously issued a strong warning against his return.

US Congressman Marlin Stutzman has warned that renewed attacks on minorities and internal divisions in Damascus could squander what he described as a narrow window for stability, economic growth and opportunity in Syria.

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