Iraq

Follow the latest Iraq news, videos, and analysis from ABC News.

Nov 9, 12:57 AM ET
No coalition troops hurt in rocket attack at Iraq base
Iraqi officials: 17 Katyusha rockets hit Iraqi air base south of Mosul that houses US troops; no coalition troops injured
Nov 9, 12:57 AM ET
Nov 7, 5:28 PM ET
Iraq's key port closed again; 6 protesters killed in Baghdad
Iraq's main port closes again after brief resumption of services; 6 protesters killed in Baghdad
Nov 7, 5:28 PM ET
Nov 5, 8:45 PM ET
3 protesters killed in clashes as Iraq tries to reopen port
Iraqi officials: 3 protesters killed in clashes as security forces try to reopen port closed by protests
Nov 5, 8:45 PM ET
Nov 5, 5:45 PM ET
Deadly protests in Iraq rock the Middle East
An anti-government protest in Iraq is just one of many demonstrations in the Middle East.
Nov 5, 5:45 PM ET
Nov 3, 10:29 PM ET
Iraqi protesters attack Iran consulate in Karbala
Dozens of Iraqi protesters have attacked the Iranian consulate in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, scaling the concrete barriers ringing the building, bringing down an Iranian flag and replacing it with the Iraqi flag, eyewitnesses said
Nov 3, 10:29 PM ET
Oct 29, 7:56 PM ET
Masked gunmen attack protesters in Iraq holy city; 18 killed
Iraqi security official: 18 people killed, hundreds wounded in attack on protesters in Shiite holy city of Karbala
Oct 29, 7:56 PM ET
Oct 28, 6:58 PM ET
Students join Iraq protests as clashes kill 3 demonstrators
Thousands of students joined Iraq's anti-government protests as clashes with security forces firing tear gas canisters kill at least 3 demonstrators and wound more than 100
Oct 28, 6:58 PM ET
Oct 28, 12:34 AM ET
Iraqi protesters hold Baghdad square after night of clashes
Anti-government protesters still there after security forces didn't evict them.
Oct 28, 12:34 AM ET
Oct 25, 10:44 PM ET
Protests rattle the postwar order in Lebanon and Iraq
Tens of thousands of people, many of them young, unemployed men, thronged city squares and blocked main streets in Baghdad and Beirut in an unprecedented, spontaneous uprisings against their leaders
Oct 25, 10:44 PM ET
Oct 23, 10:31 AM ET
Iraq official: US troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks
US troops withdrawing from Syria to Iraq are 'transiting,' will leave Iraq within four weeks
Oct 23, 10:31 AM ET
Oct 22, 3:22 PM ET
Iraq: American troops leaving Syria cannot stay in Iraq
Iraqi military: US troops leaving Syria for neighboring Iraq don't have permission to stay in the country
Oct 22, 3:22 PM ET
Oct 20, 8:10 AM ET
Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq
Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that under the current plan all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq, and that the military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent a resurgence in that country
Oct 20, 8:10 AM ET
Oct 17, 1:24 PM ET
FM: Iraq will only repatriate IS fighters who are Iraqis
Iraq's foreign minister says Iraq will only take back its own citizens and their families who fought with the Islamic State group in Syria
Oct 17, 1:24 PM ET
Oct 7, 12:58 AM ET
Iraq blames 'malicious' hands as toll from unrest tops 100
12 more anti-government demonstrators were killed in ongoing protests in Baghdad
Oct 7, 12:58 AM ET
Oct 5, 8:55 PM ET
Security forces kill more than 80 in 5 days of Iraq protests
Iraqi authorities have lifted a curfew two days after imposing the measure.
Oct 5, 8:55 PM ET
Oct 4, 10:08 PM ET
Violence escalates in Iraq even after top cleric urges calm
The PM said protesters' “legitimate demands” have been heard.
Oct 4, 10:08 PM ET
Oct 3, 7:18 PM ET
Iraqi protesters defy curfew as violence leaves 33 dead
Authorities have shut off internet service in a bid to curb protests.
Oct 3, 7:18 PM ET
Oct 3, 7:10 PM ET
Iraq switches off internet, imposes curfews as protests intensify
Iraq attempts to gain control after anti-government unrest turns violent
Oct 3, 7:10 PM ET
Oct 1, 6:36 PM ET
Anti-government protests in Iraq lead to clashes, killing 2
Iraqi security forces fired live bullets, tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in Baghdad and other provinces Tuesday, in hourslong clashes that killed two people and injured more than 200, according to officials
Oct 1, 6:36 PM ET
Sep 20, 9:40 AM ET
Iraq's stability on the line as US, Iran tensions soar
Countries in Tehran's orbit are feeling the heat.
Sep 20, 9:40 AM ET
Sep 11, 12:09 AM ET
Video shows massive US-led airstrike against ISIS island in Iraq
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. had conducted “enormous operations against ISIS.”
Sep 11, 12:09 AM ET
Sep 10, 5:30 PM ET
Exclusive: Military leaders tell David Muir there is an 'ISIS insurgency' in Iraq, warn of breeding ground across Syria border
"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir got unprecedented access with U.S. troops trying to locate ISIS members desperate to resurge in Iraq and Syria.
Sep 10, 5:30 PM ET
Sep 10, 5:00 PM ET
US-led coalition strikes ISIS "infested" island in Iraq
The U.S.-led coalition conducted airstrikes on Qanus Island, located in the Salah ad Din Province of Iraq, on Sept. 10, 2019, in an effort to deny an ISIS safe haven there, per the coalition.
Sep 10, 5:00 PM ET
Sep 10, 3:49 PM ET
Exclusive: David Muir goes inside Iraq as US hunts ISIS fighters
U.S. forces search caves, mountains and villages in their fight to stamp down efforts by ISIS to rebuild and restrengthen the terrorist group.
Sep 10, 3:49 PM ET
Sep 7, 7:30 PM ET
Iraqi official: 4 blasts hit Baghdad, 14 wounded
The bombs targeted commercial districts in east, south, center and west.
Sep 7, 7:30 PM ET
Aug 23, 4:02 PM ET
Strikes on Iran-backed militias threaten to destabilize Iraq
The official confirmed that Israel bombed an Iranian weapons depot in Iraq.
Aug 23, 4:02 PM ET
Aug 12, 4:16 PM ET
Marine killed in Iraq identified as Gunnery Sgt. Scott Koppenhafer; served in elite unit
A United States service member who was advising Iraqi security forces was killed during combat
Aug 12, 4:16 PM ET
Aug 12, 4:10 AM ET
US military says Marine from Colorado has died in Iraq
U.S. military officials say a Marine who died Saturday in Iraq was 35-year-old Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer of Mancos, Colorado
Aug 12, 4:10 AM ET
Aug 10, 5:00 PM ET
US military says service member killed in Iraq
Service member was advising and accompanying an Iraqi Security Forces operation.
Aug 10, 5:00 PM ET
Aug 9, 6:28 PM ET
Man brought to US as infant dies from lack of medical care after ICE deports him to Iraq
The body of an Iraqi immigrant with mental illness and diabetes, who died in Baghdad after he was deported June, will be returned to the U.S., a congressman said Friday.
Aug 9, 6:28 PM ET
Jul 25, 10:00 AM ET
US Navy SEAL platoon ordered home from Iraq for allegedly drinking alcohol
A platoon of Navy SEALs has been sent home from a deployment to Iraq because of alleged drinking of alcohol.
Jul 25, 10:00 AM ET
Jul 7, 10:37 AM ET
Iraqi forces begin operation against IS along Syrian border
Iraq's security and paramilitary forces have begun a military operation along the border with Syria aiming to clear the area of Islamic State group militants
Jul 7, 10:37 AM ET
Jun 27, 4:40 AM ET
Supreme leader says Iranians won't budge over US sanctions
Drones targeted Saudi oil pipelines last month.
Jun 27, 4:40 AM ET
Jun 24, 9:45 AM ET
Iraqi special forces kill 14 IS militants in country's north
The operation received support from warplanes of the U.S.-led coalition.
Jun 24, 9:45 AM ET
Jun 20, 11:25 AM ET
Iraq in the middle of growing US-Iran tensions
Iraq finds itself in the middle of growing tensions between its two closest partners, the U.S. and Iran.
Jun 20, 11:25 AM ET
Jun 19, 7:10 PM ET
US Navy: Mine in tanker attack bears Iran hallmarks
Iran has denied being involved in the attack that hit the Japanese tanker.
Jun 19, 7:10 PM ET
May 20, 9:53 PM ET
Rocket explodes near US embassy in Iraq
ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports on the rising tensions in the Middle East after an explosion went off Sunday less than a mile from the U.S. embassy.
May 20, 9:53 PM ET
May 19, 11:13 PM ET
Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone
Rocket hit less than a mile from the sprawling US Embassy, Iraqi military says.
May 19, 11:13 PM ET
May 18, 8:30 PM ET
ExxonMobil employees evacuating oil field in southern Iraq
Evacuation comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran.
May 18, 8:30 PM ET
May 15, 11:47 PM ET
Iraq evacuation warning
The State Department has ordered all "non-emergency employees" to leave Iraq, and the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned of a possible "full-scale confrontation," as tensions rise.
May 15, 11:47 PM ET
May 15, 8:30 PM ET
State Department orders non-emergency government employees out of Iraq amid tensions with Iran
The State Department ordered all non-emergency employees out of Iraq amid tensions with Iran.
May 15, 8:30 PM ET
May 15, 11:22 AM ET
Some personnel ordered out of US embassy in Baghdad
The State Department ordered all non-emergency personnel to leave Iraq immediately, warning of threats from Iran and rising tensions across the region.
May 15, 11:22 AM ET
May 1, 11:32 PM ET
Dust storm rolls across Iraq
Deadly dust storm rolls across southern Iraq, killing 5.
May 1, 11:32 PM ET
Apr 15, 8:57 AM ET
After IS war, Iraq seeks to reclaim status in Arab world
The country has been involved in a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region.
Apr 15, 8:57 AM ET
Mar 12, 12:21 AM ET
Iran's Rouhani seeks to boost ties on first visit to Baghdad
The trip is Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's first official visit to Iraq.
Mar 12, 12:21 AM ET
Feb 21, 8:03 AM ET
Iraqi rapper gives angry youth in city of Basra music outlet
The 22-year-old has become an outlet for a youth-led protest movement.
Feb 21, 8:03 AM ET
Feb 14, 8:30 AM ET
In heart of Baghdad, IS war museum honors fallen militiamen
The museum underscores the Iran-backed militias' growing clout in the country.
Feb 14, 8:30 AM ET
Feb 12, 7:47 PM ET
Pentagon official assures Iraqis of limited US military role
The U.S. has about 5,200 troops in Iraq to train and advise its security forces.
Feb 12, 7:47 PM ET
Feb 11, 8:11 AM ET
Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia
Many Iraqi Christians fled the Islamic State group.
Feb 11, 8:11 AM ET
Feb 5, 6:54 PM ET
Top general says US has not shifted focus to 'watching' Iran from Iraq
A top U.S. general says the U.S. military's mission in Iraq remains focused on defeating ISIS, and has not shifted to "watching" Iran as President Donald Trump said.
Feb 5, 6:54 PM ET