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U.S. Troops Fend Off Drone Attack in Iraq: CENTCOM
While CENTCOM did not identify a party responsible for the engagements, the drone encounters come at a time of heightened tensions between the U.S. and middle eastern nations, especially Iran.
Tehran and Baghdad Reach a Deal to Disarm and Relocate Iranian Dissident Groups Based in North Iraq
Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to disarm members of Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in northern…
Islamic State Group Still Has Thousands in Syria and Iraq and Poses Afghan Threat, U.N. Experts Say
The Islamic State group still commands between 5,000 and 7,000 members across its former stronghold in Syria and…
Protesters Try to Storm Baghdad’s Green Zone Over the Burning of Quran and Iraqi Flag in Denmark
Tensions flared again in Iraq on Saturday over a series of recent protests in Europe involving the desecration…
Protesters Briefly Storm the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in Protest Over Quran Burning
Hundreds of followers of the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr briefly stormed the Swedish…
Iraqi PM Expels Swedish Ambassador After Protesters Storm Embassy Over Koran Burnings
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani on Thursday expelled Sweden's ambassador to Baghdad and recalled the country's…
Gaza Prisoners Committee Demands 5,000 Inmates be Exchanged for Elizabeth Tsurkov
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he holds Iraq responsible for her safety.
U.S. Issues New 120-Day Waiver Letting Iraq Pay Iran for Electricity
The United States on Tuesday moved to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi banks, a U.S.…
Elizabeth Tsurkov’s Kidnappers Reportedly Tried to Transfer Her to Iran
Iraqi militia who kidnapped Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov tried to transfer her to Iran, a new report said…
Iraq Opens an Investigation into the Kidnapping of a Missing Israeli-Russian Academic
Iraq opened an investigation into the case of a dual Israeli-Russian academic who has been missing in Iraq…