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January 10, 2021, 7:13 PM
1 policeman killed, dozens injured in southern Iraq clashes
The violence that began over the arrest of activists in the province.
January 10, 2021, 7:13 PM
January 7, 2021, 11:57 AM
Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing
Iraq’s judiciary says it has issued an arrest warrant for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi militia leader last year
January 7, 2021, 11:57 AM
January 2, 2021, 9:43 PM
Iraq says it has dismantled mine on tanker in Persian Gulf
Iraq says mine was discovered stuck to an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.
January 2, 2021, 9:43 PM
1 month ago
Iraqi army: 8 rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad
Unrest is feared as the anniversary of the slaying of an Iranian general nears.
1 month ago
2 months ago
Clashes with cleric's supporters kill 5 in southern Iraq
A firebrand Iraqi cleric's supporters shot dead 5 people in overnight clashes.
2 months ago
2 months ago
Two protesters dead as supporters of Iraqi cleric rally
Officials say confrontations between demonstrators and followers of a firebrand cleric have left two protesters dead in southern Iraq, as thousands also took to Baghdad streets in a show of support for the preacher ahead of elections next year
2 months ago
2 months ago
Pentagon announces troop reductions in Afghanistan and Iraq
The new acting defense secretary has announced American troop reductions in Afghanistan and Iraq that will leave 2,500 troops in each country by mid-January.
2 months ago
3 months ago
Tear gas fired as thousands mark one year of Iraq protests
Mark one year since mass anti-government demonstrations swept Baghdad and Iraq
3 months ago
4 months ago
Iran-backed militias offer truce for US pullout from Iraq
Iraqi militias backed by Iran have agreed to temporarily halt rocket attacks.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Blast targets 'American' English school in southern Iraq
Iraqi police say an improvised explosive device has gone off outside an English-language institute in southern Iraq
4 months ago
5 months ago
US reducing troop size in Iraq to 3,000
U.S. military reducing troops in Iraq to 3,000 in September, a larger reduction in a faster timeline than had been expected.
5 months ago
5 months ago
French leader in Baghdad, urges Iraqis to guard sovereignty
French President Emmanuel Macron has met with leaders in Baghdad on his first visit to Iraq, emphasizing the need to safeguard the country’s sovereignty
5 months ago
5 months ago
US to reduce troop level in Iraq to 3,500 from 5,200
The U.S. is reducing its troop level in Iraq to 3,500 from 5,200.
5 months ago
6 months ago
US says blast hits Iraq convoy, border attack claim false
An explosion has targeted a U.S.-led coalition convoy in Iraq, but caused no injuries
6 months ago
7 months ago
US General confident Iraqis will ask American troops to remain in Iraq
Gen. McKenzie met with new Iraqi Prime Minister in Baghdad
7 months ago
7 months ago
Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child
The Iraqi military says a rocket aimed at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home of the U.S. Embassy, struck a residential house and injured a child
7 months ago
9 months ago
Despite US boost, new Iraqi premier faces key challenges
The U.S. says it intends to grant Iraq a 120-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to import gas and electricity from Iran to meet its power needs
9 months ago
9 months ago
Iraqi military says 3 rockets strike near Baghdad airport
Iraq's military says three Katyusha rockets hit near the military sector of the Baghdad airport, causing no casualties
9 months ago
10 months ago
US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month
U.S.-led coalition forces have pulled out of an Iraqi military base that nearly brought Washington into an open war with Iran
10 months ago
10 months ago
As planned, US-led coalition pulling out of 2nd Iraqi base
The U.S.-led coalition is pulling out of a second base in Iraq this month, in line with a planned drawdown of troops
10 months ago
10 months ago
Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian
The strikes were launched after a rocket attack killed U.S. servicemen.
10 months ago
10 months ago
US military conducts airstrikes in Iraq in retaliation for rocket attack that killed 2 Americans
The U.S. military conducted airstrikes in Iraq on Thursday in retaliation for a recent rocket attack that killed two American service members.
10 months ago
10 months ago
US officials say US troops killed, injured in Iraq attack
U.S. officials say three service members were killed, including two Americans, and a dozen were injured when a barrage of rockets were fired at a military base in Iraq
10 months ago
10 months ago
2 Americans among 3 service members killed in rocket attack on base in Iraq: Officials
Two American service members and one British service member were killed in a rocket attack on a base in Iraq on Wednesday.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Iraq officials: Rocket attack hits base housing US troops
Iraqi security officials say a barrage of rockets has hit a base housing U.S.-led coalition troops north of Baghdad
10 months ago
10 months ago
3 US troops wounded in new rocket attack on Iraq base: Pentagon
Three American service members were among the wounded in a new rocket attack on Camp Taji in Iraq.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Iraq's protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
Iraq's youth protesters are struggling to keep their movement going after one setback after another, now capped by fears over the coronavirus outbreak
10 months ago
10 months ago
Rocket attack in Iraq kills 2 US soldiers, 1 British service member
The Pentagon disclosed Iranian-backed Shia groups were responsible for the attack.
10 months ago
1 year ago
2 Americans killed in Iraq during anti-ISIS mission identified as Marine Raiders
Two American troops were killed in Iraq on Sunday during an anti-ISIS mission, a deadly reminder of the terror group's ongoing presence there.
1 year ago
1 year ago
2 US service members killed in Iraq
Military officials said the two were with Iraqi security forces on a mission to take out an ISIS stronghold; four other service members were injured.
1 year ago
1 year ago
US: 2 service members killed by 'enemy forces' in Iraq
The U.S. military says two service members have been killed by “enemy forces” while advising and accompanying Iraqi security forces
1 year ago
1 year ago
UN envoy warns Iraq is being `pushed into the unknown'
The U.N. envoy for Iraq is warning that the country and its people are being “pushed into the unknown” by political indecisiveness and dissent
1 year ago
1 year ago
US adds leader of Iraqi militia to terrorism blacklist
The Trump administration is adding the head of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia to its terrorism blacklist
1 year ago
1 year ago
Iraqi officials: 1 protester shot dead in fresh violence
Anti-government demonstrators and security forces clash in central Baghdad.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
It was a rare moment of respite during which residents took selfies.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Iraqi protesters reject PM-designate picked by ruling elites
Hundreds of anti-government demonstrators in Iraq are voicing their rejection of the new prime-minister designate
1 year ago
1 year ago
Iraq's president issues deadline to choose next PM
Iraq's president has given rival political blocs a deadline to select a prime minister nearly two months after the outgoing premier resigned under pressure from mass demonstrations
1 year ago
1 year ago
3 mortars hit US Embassy compound in Baghdad, one injury reported
The U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad was hit by mortar fire on Sunday, injuring one American official.
1 year ago
1 year ago
3 rockets hit US Embassy compound in Baghdad, no injuries reported: Sources
This is the first time the compound has been hit directly in years and comes just weeks after pro-Iranian militia members and their supporters assaulted the compound in Iraq.
1 year ago
1 year ago
4 dead, tents ablaze after Iraq cleric pulls protest support
Iraqi officials and activists say security forces have cracked down on anti-government protesters, leaving four dead
1 year ago
1 year ago
German military resumes training troops in northern Iraq
The German military has resumed training Iraqi troops in the country's Kurdish north, about three weeks after it was suspended following the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general in Baghdad
1 year ago
1 year ago
President Trump minimizes concussion-like injuries in Iraq attack as merely 'headaches'
President Donald Trump brushed aside the concussion-like injuries of U.S. service members as not "very serious," though VA and DOD consider them to be serious.
1 year ago
1 year ago
3 rockets fired into Baghdad's Green Zone as protests grow; no casualties
Two of the rockets reportedly landed in the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Iraqi officials: 3 dead, dozens wounded in Baghdad protests
Iraqi officials say security forces have fired tear gas and live rounds in clashes with anti-government protesters in Baghdad killing 3 and wounding dozens of demonstrators
1 year ago
1 year ago
Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government
Some security forces were also wounded in fresh clashes in the capital, Baghdad.
1 year ago
1 year ago
US troops in Iraq got warning hours before Iranian attack
The base was struck by a barrage of Iranian missiles on Wednesday.
1 year ago
1 year ago
4 Iraqi servicemen wounded by rocket attack on air base
The attack wounded an Iraqi air force officer and three enlisted men.
1 year ago
1 year ago
US dismisses Iraq request to work on a troop withdrawal plan
Iraq's caretaker prime minister has asked Washington to start working out a road map for an American troop withdrawal
1 year ago
1 year ago
Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone near US Embassy; no injuries reported
Two explosions were heard in Baghdad's Green Zone late Wednesday.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Pentagon says no plan to withdraw American troops from Iraq, as US and NATO suspend operations against ISIS
The Pentagon has no plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, senior defense officials said on Monday, despite a vote by the Iraqi Parliament to kick out foreign forces.
1 year ago