iraq
Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child
Middle East
July 5, 2020
Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home of the…
Iraqi forces arrest men suspected of attacks targeting US
Middle East
June 27, 2020
Iraqi forces arrest men suspected of attacks targeting US
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces arrested over a dozen men suspected of a spate of rocket attacks against the…
Long-dreaded virus increase hits Iraq as new cases soar
Middle East
June 22, 2020
Long-dreaded virus increase hits Iraq as new cases soar
BAGHDAD (AP) — In Baghdad’s vast exhibition grounds, masked workers lugged hospital beds into rows for makeshift coronavirus wards, as…
Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey said Wednesday it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey’s Kurdish rebels…
Is Washington running the politics of the Middle East?
Opinion
June 15, 2020
Is Washington running the politics of the Middle East?
The Middle East remains a dilemma for American foreign policy. Ever since Washington began to pay attention to the region,…
Turkey says its jets struck Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
Middle East
June 15, 2020
Turkey says its jets struck Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s jets carried out new cross-border airstrikes on Monday targeting Turkish Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq,…
Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias
Middle East
June 11, 2020
Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force…
Iraqi lawmakers vote in new premier’s remaining ministers
Middle East
June 7, 2020
Iraqi lawmakers vote in new premier’s remaining ministers
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi lawmakers signed off on the rest of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government Saturday, following weeks of…
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Middle East
June 6, 2020
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity,…
In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods
Middle East
June 5, 2020
In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) — Mohammed Haider, a security worker in Iraq’s southern oilfields, thought he was safe after signing a…