Bones believed to be of Shiite prisoners from a nearby ISIS jail line the bottom of a trench hundreds of yards long near the northern Iraqi village of Humeydat, west of Mosul.
Lebanon not planning to negotiate with Iran on fuel imports -minister
Lebanon is suffering an acute financial crisis and hard currency liquidity … “There is no plan to negotiate with Iran at present about importing fuel and the current discussion is with Iraq …
Pompeo Condemns Killing Of Iraqi Expert As Iran Vows To Help Syrian Air Defenses
As the burial of a well-known Iraqi jihadism expert turned into a protest in Baghdad against Iran-linked groups on Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanded justice over his killing by masked …
US general predicts some troops will remain in Iraq
The top U.S. general in the Middle East predicts that a small amount of U.S. troops will remain in Iraq for the foreseeable future.”I believe that going forward, they’re going to want us to be with …
Iran-backed militia threatens escalation after Iraqi security raids group suspected of rocket attacks against US forces
A powerful Iran-backed militia said Wednesday there would be “escalation” if Iraq’s prime minister continues to clamp down on armed groups, as tensions spiked following the killing of a prominent …
Shrinking water supplies threaten to put fragile Iraq ‘on the edge’
As lower oil prices and a coronavirus-driven downturn batter Iraq’s economy, availability of safe water is eroding and could fuel greater tensions, security experts warned on Wednesday.
Pompeo hints at Iran links in killing of Iraq expert
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday demanded justice over the killing of a prominent Iraqi jihadism expert and highlighted threats against him by Iran-linked groups. Hisham al-Hashemi, an …
Iraq’s Prime Minister Kadhimi Can Turn Tragedy Into Opportunity
( Opinion) — For Iraq, the murder of a well-known scholar in Baghdad is a tragedy that stands out from an abundance of adversity. For Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, it is also a leadership test — …
US General confident Iraqis will ask American troops to remain in Iraq
“I believe the government of Iraq recognizes the true value that the coalition brings to the fight against Daesh (another name for ISIS) in Iraq, and I believe that going forward, they’re going to …
US General confident Iraqis will ask American troops remain in Iraq
“I believe the government of Iraq recognizes the true value that the coalition brings to the fight against Daesh (another name for ISIS) in Iraq, and I believe that going forward, they’re going to …