Iraq 20 years on: post-war reconstruction

Under the command of then-President George W. Bush, US forces invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003, accusing Iraq’s dictator Saddam Hussein of having weapons of mass destruction. After eight years of war, Washington began withdrawing its forces from Iraq in 2011,

Russia oil imports in India now double of Iraq

India’s imports of crude oil from Russia touched a new high of 1.64 million barrels per day in March and is now double of the purchases from Iraq – the nation’s traditional top oil supplier. But the purchases appear to have plateaued as growth has slowed.

Turkey blamed for explosion

The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria and Iraq’s presidency Saturday condemned what they say was a Turkish attack on an airport in northern Iraq.