An Iraq War veteran and author of “Redeployment,” a short story collection about our misadventures in Iraq and Afghanistan and one of the best books of 2014, Klay has now grafted his skill at smaller …
Iran-backed militias launched rockets at Iraqi base with U.S. troops, a Kurdish security agency said
Six rockets were launched by the Popular Mobilisation Forces, targeting US coalition forces near Erbil International Airport, the agency reported.
Turkey, Iran deploy ‘game-changing’ drones in north Iraq
Turkey and Iran are increasingly adopting “game-changing” drones as their weapon of choice against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, prompting fears for the safety of civilians and stoking geopolitical …
Trump administration threatens to close U.S. embassy in Iraq
The embassy is one of the largest and most expensive American diplomatic missions in the world, and its closure would concern U.S. allies.
Iraq denounces ‘dangerous’ US embassy pullout threat
US has made preparations to withdraw diplomats after warning Baghdad it could shut its embassy amid attacks. Iraq’s foreign minister has said his country hopes the United States will reconsider its …
United Kingdom Foreign Minister Jack Straw outlines his country’s position against Iraq
Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, answers questions from the United Nations media corp on March 6, 2003, regarding his country’s position against Iraq. ep/Ezio …
Zoroastrians Make a Comeback in Northern Iraq, but Still Face Stigma
But in the country’s Kurdish region, Zoroastrianism witnessed an unexpected revival after the extremist Islamic State group occupied vast swathes of northern Iraq, imposing a brutal doctrine of Islam …
The US closing its embassy in Iraq is a big win for Iran, Iraq’s former UN ambassador says
One roadside attack two weeks ago hit a British convoy in Baghdad in the first such attack against Western diplomats in Iraq for years. The potential US pullout opens the possibility of military …
Challenges in Iraq mount a year after anti-gov’t protests erupted
In October 2019, unprecedented protests demanded the fall of Iraq’s ruling class. One year on, with a new government in place and nearly 600 protesters killed, little to nothing has changed. The …
Iraq says ‘not happy’ with ‘dangerous’ US pullout threat
Baghdad is “not happy” with a “dangerous” threat by Washington to pull its troops and diplomats out of Iraq, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Wednesday.