He chronicled the first major battle of the war in “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young” and raised questions about the invasion of Iraq.
Iraq pilgrims ignore Covid for Shia mourning
Masks were almost nowhere to be seen Thursday as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims thronged the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala for the Shia commemoration of Ashura, ignoring …
Few Covid masks as millions throng Iraq shrine
Iraq is currently registering about 10,000 new coronavirus cases a day from its population of around 40 million.
Almost two-thirds of Americans say the Afghanistan and Iraq wars were not worth fighting: poll
The AP-NORC poll, conducted August 12 – 16, also found that Americans have grown more concerned about domestic extremism.
Supposed photo of Afghan women is fake; original, from Iraq, was altered to add chains
CLAIM: A photo shows three Afghan women chained to one another, walking behind a man who holds the end of the chain. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The photo was manipulated, and the chains were …
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano on World Humanitarian Day [EN/AR/KU]
Arabic News and Press Release on Iraq about Climate Change and Environment, Protection and Human Rights and more; published on 19 Aug 2021 by UNAMI …
Taliban in Kabul cast a shadow over Iraq’s future, says Chaldean priest
For many Iraqis, the Afghan tragedy is a remake of Mosul’s in the summer of 2014. The pull-out of Iraqi troops leaving weapons behind was decisive for the jihadi victory. Public opinion and soci …
Few masks as Iraq pilgrims ignore Covid for Shiite mourning
Masks were almost nowhere to be seen Thursday as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims thronged the Iraqi Karbala for the Shiite commemoration of A …
Ministers to Facilitate Trade between Iraq and Turkey
By John Lee. Iraq and Turkey have agreed to form a committee to help facilitate trade between the two countries. At a meeting in Baghdad on Wednesday between Iraq’s Minister of Trade, Dr. Alaa …
Americans could owe $6.5 trillion for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq — and that’s just the interest
In a departure from previous conflicts, the U.S. funded its recent wars in the Middle East through massive borrowing.