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Blast at Iraq army base kills one, wounds others
Apr 20, 2024 (AFP)
The full details remain unclear hours after the blast hit the Kalsu military base in Babylon province south of Baghdad, where regular army, police and members o...
Biden meets with Iraqi PM Al-Sudani amid growing tensions in Middle East
Apr 15, 2024 (UPI)
Before heading into Monday's bilateral meeting with Al-Sudani, Biden acknowledged Iran's weekend attack and vowed the United States will "defend Israel." "The U...
Iraqi PM heads to Washington for Biden meeting
Apr 13, 2024 (AFP)
US President Joe Biden is due to receive the Iraqi leader on Monday to "coordinate on common priorities" and discuss the "evolution of the military mission" of ...
Iraq church gives hope for Christians after IS atrocities
Apr 05, 2024 (AFP)
Around 300 faithful attended the first mass in the 80-year-old church of Um al-Mauna -- "Our Lady of Perpetual Help" after it was fully renovated. They prayed a...
Iraqi PM to visit Washington for troop talks
Mar 22, 2024 (AFP)
It will mark the first trip to Washington by Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani, who took office in October 2022. Sudani in the past has called for an exit o...
Revived TV drama breaks Iraq's taboos
Mar 18, 2024 (AFP)
Television viewership in the Middle East traditionally peaks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful tune in to their favourite shows after b...
Two killed in Iraq strike blamed on Turkey
Feb 20, 2024 (AFP)
Turkey frequently carries out ground and air offensives on positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) -- which has waged a decades-long insurgency against ...
Turkish soldier killed in attack on Iraq base
Feb 17, 2024 (AFP)
The attack on the base was carried out by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), classed as a terrorist organisation by Ankara and its Western allies, according to...
Family of slain IS chief repatriated, questioned in Iraq: judiciary
Feb 15, 2024 (AFP)
Washington announced in October 2019 that US troops had killed Baghdadi in an operation in northwestern Syria, around five years after he proclaimed an Islamic ...
Iraq says talks resume on US-led coalition withdrawal
Feb 11, 2024 (AFP)
A first round of talks opened on January 27 but was swiftly suspended after a drone attack killed three US military personnel at a base in Jordan the following ...
Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah rebukes US for strikes
Feb 09, 2024 (AFP)
On Wednesday evening, a drone strike in Baghdad killed Abu Baqir al-Saadi, accused by the US military of being "responsible for directly planning and participat...
US strike kills pro-Iran commander in Baghdad
Feb 08, 2024 (AFP)
Washington launched a wave of strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria last week following the killing of three American troops in neighbouring Jordan o...
Iraq slams US after strike kills pro-Iran commander
Feb 08, 2024 (AFP)
The US attack on Wednesday came after a wave of strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria last week following the killing of three American troops in nei...
US says it did not give Iraq advance warning of air strikes
Feb 05, 2024 (AFP)
"There was not a pre-notification, we informed the Iraqis immediately after the strikes occurred," State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters...
Hashed chief demands withdrawal of US-led coalition from Iraq
Feb 04, 2024 (AFP)
"They targeted administration offices, a (Hashed) hospital, they struck forces tasked with protecting the borders," Faleh al-Fayyad said at a funeral ceremony f...
US reprisals against Iran-linked groups anger Iraq, Syria
Feb 03, 2024 (AFP)
The United States, whose late Friday strikes killed 45 people, blamed Sunday's drone attack that hit a US base in Jordan on militants backed by Tehran. US force...
Hezbollah militia in Iraq says it will halt all attacks against American forces in region
Jan 31, 2024 (UPI)
The suspension of military and security operations -- three days after three U.S. troops were killed in a drone strike that Washington says Kataib Hezbollah lik...
Who are the Iraqi pro-Iran groups fighting Washington?
Jan 30, 2024 (AFP)
In Iraq, these factions are also affiliated with Hashed al-Shaabi, mainly pro-Iran former paramilitaries now integrated into Iraq's armed forces. They have majo...
Iraq urges end to 'cycle of violence' after US troop deaths
Jan 29, 2024 (AFP)
"The Iraqi government condemns the ongoing escalation," government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi said in a statement, adding that it was willing "to collaborate on ...
Iran-linked groups vow more attacks on US forces in Iraq
Jan 26, 2024 (AFP)
Washington has forces in Iraq as part of the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, but after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas w...
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