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Workers clear debris in the aftermath of rocket attacks in Irbil, Iraq, February 16, 2021. (Salar Salim/AP)
February 24, 2021, 3:49 pm
Rockets against US targets in Iraq seen as Iranian message to Biden
Analysts say Tehran looking to boost its leverage as Washington seeks to rein in its nuclear program
By Maya Gebeily
Illustrative: Iraqis shop for Eid al-Fitr at the Shorjah market in central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
February 18, 2021, 6:20 am
Iraq shopkeepers start day with generous Mideast tradition of ‘istiftah’
Ancient custom of letting the first customer of the day name their price, once practiced by Jews and Muslims alike, helps keep the balance in country’s busy markets
By Qassim Khidir
Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, right, arrives in Basra, Iraq on July 15, 2020. (Ahmed al-Rubaye/Pool Photo via AP)
January 28, 2021, 10:53 pm
Iraqi premier says top Islamic State figure killed by security forces
‘I gave my word to pursue Daesh terrorists, and we gave them a thundering response,’ Mustafa al-Kadhemi declares after IS Iraq governor Abu Yasser al-Issawi assassinated
By AFP
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, right, sits with head of the IDF Northern Command Maj. Gen. Amir Baram, left, during a visit to northern Israel on November 29, 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 27, 2021, 12:35 am
IDF chief says Israel’s enemies are deterred for now, but ‘it can all change’
In hour-long speech, Kohavi seems to indicate IDF was behind recent strikes in Syria and an operation in Iraq aimed at preventing Iran from transferring weapons through the region
By Judah Ari Gross
Iraqi mourners pray over the coffin of a victim who was killed in a twin suicide bombing in central Baghdad, during a funeral in the holy city of Najaf on January 21, 2021 (Ali NAJAFI / AFP)
January 22, 2021, 12:12 pm
Islamic State claims Baghdad twin bombing at market that killed 32, wounded 110
Terror group says it was responsible for attack, the deadliest in city for 3 years; Iraqi president says will ‘stand firmly against these rogue attempts to destabilize our country’
By sabah arar
Civilians and security forces gather at the site of a deadly bomb attack in Baghdad's bustling commercial area, Iraq, January 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
January 21, 2021, 12:03 pm
Rare twin suicide bomb attacks kill at least 32 in Baghdad
Two explosions hit a commercial center in center of Iraqi capital, leaving at least 110 wounded in bloodiest incident in 3 years
By Agencies
Popular Mobilization Forces and their supporters light candles at Baghdad's international airport on the first anniversary of the killing of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the PMF and Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds forces, on Saturday, January 2, 2021. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
January 7, 2021, 2:22 pm
A year later, Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over killing of Iran general
Symbolic move, relating to 2020 drone strike targeting Qassem Soleimani and militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, alleges premeditated murder, which carries death penalty
By AP
Supporters of the Popular Mobilization Forces hold a posters of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, front, and General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds force during a protest marking a year since their killing in a US drone strike, in Tahrir Square, Iraq, January 3, 2021. (Khalid Moha/AP)
January 3, 2021, 7:59 pm
Chanting against US, Baghdad rally marks year since drone strike on Iran general
Protesters gather in Tahrir Square on anniversary of killing of Gen. Qassim Soleimani and top Iraqi militia leader, urge government to expel US troops from country
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and Zeina Karam
An aerial photo shows oil tankers load crude oil at Iraq's Al-Basra Offshore Terminal in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
January 3, 2021, 5:08 am
Iraq dismantles mine on tanker in Persian Gulf
No group has claimed responsibility for attaching explosives to vessel; authorities open investigation
By AP
This combination made from file photo shows Blackwater guards, from left, Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten and Paul Slough. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned 15 people, including Heard, Liberty, Slatten and Slough, the four former government contractors convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad that left more a dozen Iraqi civilians dead and caused an international uproar over the use of private security guards in a war zone. (AP Photo/File)
December 23, 2020, 4:37 am
Trump pardons 4 Blackwater contractors convicted of 2007 Iraq massacre
President issues a total of 15 pardons, including Republicans who were strong and early supporters and a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe
By Eric Tucker
Military personnel stand near the flag-draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an assassinated top nuclear scientist, during his funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, November 30, 2020. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
December 12, 2020, 5:39 am
Iran’s options to hit Israel for nuke chief’s killing reach far beyond Hezbollah
The Lebanese terror group may be keen to stay out of the fight, but precision rocket tech is reaching Gaza, and accurate cruise missiles are within the grasp of groups in Iraq
By Avi Issacharoff
Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, December 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
December 7, 2020, 4:07 pm
Pope plans pilgrimage visit to Iraq area of Abraham’s birthplace
Vatican says that if pandemic permits, Francis will travel in March to the ‘plains of Ur,’ where biblical patriarch is said to have been born
By Frances D'Emilio
In this March 27, 2020 photo, US soldiers stand guard during the hand over ceremony of Qayyarah Airfield, Iraqi Security Forces, in the south of Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan, File)
December 3, 2020, 5:43 pm
How a US troop drawdown in Iraq could aid Islamic State and Iran
Despite Iraqi forces becoming more independent, there are concerns that without American intel and planning assistance, IS could return and Tehran could deepen its influence
By SAMYA KULLAB
US Marine carries a sand bag during the reinforcement of the US embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, January 4, 2020. (US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot via AP)
November 18, 2020, 3:00 am
Pentagon to slash troop levels in Iraq, Afghanistan by January, despite warnings
Trump administration moves to fulfill president’s pledge to withdraw soldiers from overseas, as Republicans, US allies, senior military leaders voice opposition to pullout
By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor
Illustrative: Security forces deployed in Tarmiyah, where a commander of an Iraqi army brigade was killed last week in an attack blamed on the Islamic State group, in Tarmiyah, 35 kilometers (20 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, Pool)
November 9, 2020, 4:32 am
Islamic State attack near Baghdad kills 11
Jihadists throw grenades and fire at tribal Hashed forces stationed on southern outskirts of Iraqi capital
By AFP
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