Politics of Iraq
Iraq Probes Report of Rights Abuses In Mosul Operation
Iraq is investigating a report that members of a special forces unit carried out torture, summary killings and rapes...
Former Pentagon Chief Gates Warns of More IS Attacks
Former US defense secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday that the West can expect further attacks like the suicide...
On Mosul’s Front Line, Iraqi Refuses To Quit Beloved Home
Standing at the gate of his house in Iraq's war-torn city of Mosul, Muwaffaq al-Obeidi watches as waves of displaced...
UN Says Struggling To Cope With Mosul Exodus
The exodus of civilians from the battleground city of Mosul has reached an unprecedented level, leaving aid agencies...
11 Journalists Killed In Iraq In Past Year
Eleven journalists died covering conflict or were assassinated in Iraq during the past year, a Baghdad-based watchdog...
Broadway Comedy Musical Tells the Story of the 2003 Iraq War
A musical comedy based on the intelligence failures which led to the war in Iraq has opened Off-Broadway. 'Baghdaddy'...
US-Led Strikes Against IS Have Killed 352 Civilians
US-led strikes aimed against the Islamic State group have "unintentionally" killed 352 civilians since the offensive...
New York Turns Iraq War Into Musical
The Iraq war may not sound like musical comedy, but an Off-Broadway revival is spinning intelligence failures and...
US Service Member Killed In Blast Near Iraqi City of Mosul
A US service member has died from wounds sustained in the blast Saturday of an explosive device outside the Iraqi city...
Iraqi Forces Treated For Chemical Exposure
Several Iraqi troops required medical treatment following a chemical weapons attack by the Islamic State group over the...
In Mosul, Iraqi Snipers Track Jihadists Around the Clock
A few hundred metres from an iconic mosque in west Mosul, Iraqi sniper Salah al-Zuheiri has his eye glued to his scope...
Iraq Forces Make Mosul Gains, But Anti-IS War Far From Over
Iraqi forces made major gains in the six months since launching the operation to retake Mosul, but the battle for...
Near Mosul, Soldiers and Displaced Meet At the Spa
Hammam al-Alil's sulphur springs and reopened spa have become a spot where the soldiers fighting in Mosul and the...
Iraq Urges Residents In IS-Held Areas To Shelter At Home
Iraq's military on Wednesday urged residents to shelter in their homes in jihadist-held areas of Mosul, where its bid...
Trump Son-In-Law, Top US Officer Meet Iraq Kurd Leaders
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and the US's top military officer met with Kurdish leaders in Arbil on Tuesday, the...
Trump Son-In-Law Kushner Visits Iraq, Meets PM
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner visited Baghdad Monday with the US's top military...
US-Led Strikes ‘likely’ Caused 229 Civilian Deaths Since 2014
Air strikes by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group have likely "unintentionally" killed 229 civilians...
High-Tech War Kit Can’t Prevent Civilian Deaths In Iraq
Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq appears unable...
In Iraq, UN Chief Guterres Calls For Protection of Civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres visited Iraq on Thursday, calling for protecting civilians to be the "absolute priority" as...