Iraq warns US ties at stake after deadly strikes
Iraqis burn the American flag in the southern city of Basra on December 30, 2019, during a demonstration to denounce the previous night's attacks by US planes…
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Iran says US strikes on Iraq show its ‘support for terrorism’
Iran said Monday that the United States has shown its “support for terrorism” by carrying out air strikes on forces in Iraq that have dealt blows against the…
US bombs Iraq, Syria ‘militants’
IRAQI Shiite fighters from the Iran-backed armed group, Hezbollah brigades, burn a US flag during a military parade. AFP
Mini-Iraqi state rises
Iraq's anti-government protest encampment in Baghdad's Tahrir Square has become a mini state providing the kind of services demonstrators say their government…
Iraqi protesters, Police clash
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi protesters have clashed with police and torched government offices, a premier has resigned and precious blood spilt. As modern…
More deaths in Iraq protests
The bloodshed came as the US accused Iran of meddling in Iraq’s turmoil and slapped sanctions on Iran-backed groups for allegedly cracking down on protesters.
Lebanese rally against Iraq crackdown
A Lebanese demonstrator, draped in an Iraqi national flag, takes part in a candlelight vigil staged outside Iraq's embassy to denounce the excessive use of…
Iran demands Iraq action
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Thursday demanded Iraq take decisive action against “aggressors” behind an arson attack by protesters on its consulate in the…
Iraq crackdown wipe out 28 protesters
Demonstrators outraged at Tehran's political influence in Iraq burned down the Iranian consulate in the shrine city of Najaf, yelling "Victory to Iraq!" and…
Assange health faltering
Assange used WikiLeaks to publish classified military and diplomatic files in 2010 about US bombing campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq that proved highly…
Sen. Go: Military, police will assess ML lifting
Military tanks roam Marawi City at the height of the armed conflict between the military and terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the…
Turkey begins deporting foreign jihadists
Turkey has criticized Western countries for refusing to repatriate their citizens who left to join the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria and Iraq, and…
Protests trap Iraq oil
KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) — About 90,000 barrels of crude oil meant for export were trapped at a northern Iraq field on Thursday because transport routes were cut by…
Iraq protesters shut roads, offices, schools
The government has proposed a string of reforms, including a hiring drive, social welfare plans and early elections once a new voting law is passed to no…
Iraq PM’s fate on the line
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s leaders were in tense talks on Wednesday over the ouster of the country’s embattled premier, as a rights commission said the latest week…
New impeachment witness rocks White House
A decorated Iraq War veteran rocked the White House Tuesday with devastating testimony on Donald Trump’s alleged extortion of Ukraine as Democrats laid out…
Iraq students join anti-government protests
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi students joined anti-government protests in Baghdad on Sunday, ramping up the street pressure on Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi…
Iraq forces try to clear protests
Oil-rich Iraq is OPEC’s second-highest producer — but one in five people live below the poverty line and youth unemployment sits at 25 percent, according to…
Shiites pounce on Iraq tensions
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Deadly protests in Iraq have exposed a rift within the country’s Shiite political factions benefiting hardliners ready to embrace…
Turkey bombs Kurdish targets
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish air strikes hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, Ankara’s defense ministry said Tuesday.