A civilian contractor was killed and a U.S. service member was injured Monday night when coalition forces in Irbil were stuck by “indirect fire,” U.S. officials said. The rocket fire landed near a …
Rockets strike near US base in Iraq, killing 1 contractor, wounding 1 US troop, 5 contractors
Rockets struck outside Irbil international airport near where U.S. forces are based in northern Iraq late Monday, killing one U.S.-led coalition contractor and wounding a U.S. service member and …
American university hopes to fill higher-ed gap in Iraq
From afar, the sprawling complex of the newly inaugurated American University in Baghdad appears like a floating mirage. Encircled by blue waters of a man-made lake, …
Iraq Central Bank Rules out Threat from Borrowing to Hard Currency Reserves
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has ruled out a threat to hard currency reserves as a result of borrowing. While noting that the oil market recovery maximizes the reserve, it stressed that changing the …
Erdogan says U.S. supports militants who executed Turks in Iraq
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States on Monday of supporting Kurdish militants who Ankara says executed 13 kidnapped Turks in northern Iraq, adding that a U.S. statement of …
Turkey accuses US of backing PKK after Turks killed in Iraq
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid into the United States, accusing it of supporting Kurdish militants on Monday, days after Turkish troops found the bodies of …
Turkey summons U.S. ambassador over statement on Iraq killings
Turkey summoned the U.S. ambassador to Ankara on Monday to convey “in the strongest terms” its reaction to a statement on the killing of 13 Turks captured by Kurdish militants, which President Tayyip …
Turkey Accuses US Of Siding With ‘Terrorists’ In Iraq
Turkey on Monday accused the United States of supporting “terrorists” and summoned its ambassador after Washington declined to immediately back Ankara’s claim of Kurdish militants executing 13 of its …
Turkey arrests hundreds over alleged Kurdish militant links in Iraq executions
Turkey on Monday announced the detention of 718 people it accuses of being part of a Kurdish militant group it says executed 13 Turks in northern Iraq. And Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
Agreement With Iraq to Form Courts on Trade
An agreement signed during the Iranian judiciary chief’s recent visit to Iraq entails setting up specialized courts with jurisdiction over economic and trade disputes involving the nationals of the …