Great journalists like Seymour Hersh, who reported to us the tragedy of the Mai Lai Massacre and the horrors that took place at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, are essential. Ten years ago last …
Saddam Hussein’s right-hand man dead, announces Iraq’s Baath Party
Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri, arguably the most high-profile Saddam Hussein-era officials to evade capture in the wake of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, had made infrequent public appearences in recent years …
5-km-long artwork pays homage to abused Iraq Kurd women
Along a five-kilometre (three-mile) stretch of road in Sulaimaniyah, an Iraqi Kurdish artist on Monday unveiled a stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Bets Big on Economic Reforms
Finance Minister Ali Allawi said the goal was to “create a strategic and policy framework for a new Iraqi economy.” If it is faithfully executed, Iraq will “have a restructured and more dynamic …
Iraq and Lebanon A tale of two nations
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.