Iraqis and Lebanese rose up against misrule, corruption, rampant unemployment and the lack of essentials like water, electricity and decent health care and education. Demonstrations in Iraq have been …
Tear gas fired as thousands mark one year of Iraq protests
Thousands of people took to Iraq’s streets on Sunday to mark one year since mass anti-government demonstrations swept the country, with police firing tear gas in central Baghdad to stop protesters …
Thousands rally in Iraq to mark one year of protests
Thousands of Iraqi protesters have taken to the streets to mark one year since mass anti-government demonstrations swept Baghdad and Iraq’s south …
‘Demands not met’: Anti-government protests resume in Iraq
Iraqi protesters are gathering in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square to mark one year since anti-government protests erupted and gripped the country. Sunday’s demonstrations renewed the …
Military Working Dogs Now Have Their Own ‘Walking Blood Bank’ in Iraq
U.S. troops have drawn blood from the military working dogs in Iraq, tested it and determined their blood type. That sets up a “walking blood bank” for dogs injured in the line of duty, such as Conan, …
Iran imposes sanctions on US envoy to Iraq in tit-for-tat move
Three US diplomats in Iraq have engaged in ‘terrorist acts’ against Tehran’s interests, foreign ministry says.
Iraq War soldier Alwyn Cashe’s long-awaited Medal of Honor delayed in Senate amid Supreme Court fight
Cashe, who died after pulling fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle, would be the first African American awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Iran threatens US Kurdish allies in Iraq
The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Pro-Iranian paramilitary groups are upping their threats against the autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq after months …
Iran slaps sanctions on US Iraq envoy in tit-for-tat move
Iran imposed sanctions on the US ambassador to Iraq on Friday, citing “terrorist” acts against its interests, in a tit-for-tat move after Washington blacklisted Tehran’s Baghdad envoy.
Bloated public salaries at heart of Iraq’s economic woes
Iraq’s government is struggling to pay the salaries of its public sector employees, its coffers drained because of this year’s plunge in oil prices …