search
Iraq
Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi (Courtesy)
January 20, 2020, 11:50 pm
Report says top terrorist who oversaw operations around world is new IS chief
UK paper identifies previously secret successor to slain Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi as Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi
By TOI staff and AP
Iraqi anti-government demonstrators protest in Tahrir Square in the capital Baghdad, January 10, 2020. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)
January 18, 2020, 5:05 am
Protester killed in Baghdad clashes as demonstrators try to cross key bridge
Renewed confrontation with security forces in Iraqi capital, after protests wane in recent weeks amid soaring US-Iran tensions
By AFP
Fighters from the Kataeb Hezbollah, or Hezbollah Brigades militia, inspect the destruction of their headquarters in the aftermath of a US airstrike in Qaim, Iraq, December 30, 2019. (AP Photo)
January 16, 2020, 3:42 pm
Iraq ouster of foreign troops would show US ‘failure,’ Mideast experts say
Exiting forces would leave behind a country with inefficient institutions and rampant corruption, sectarian politics and cities still flattened by bombardment
By Sarah Benhaida
US Soldiers stand at a site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (AP/Qassim Abdul-Zahra)
January 16, 2020, 6:04 am
US troops in Iraq resuming operations against Islamic State
Soldiers returning to field for joint operations against terror group, despite tensions following strike on Soleimani and Baghdad demand that troops leave
By AP
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhahkim, right, holds a press conference with visiting Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Baghdad, Iraq, January 15, 2020. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
January 15, 2020, 3:54 pm
Qatar seeks to mediate amid tensions after US strike in Iraq
Foreign Minister al-Thani visits Baghdad, says his country has made international contacts and consultations with ‘brotherly and sisterly countries’
By SAMYA KULLAB
Illustrative: Coalition forces train Iraqi soldiers during a military exercise at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq, March 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
January 14, 2020, 10:35 pm
Rockets fired at Iraqi base housing US troops
No reported casualties in latest attack on Camp Taji facility, amid tensions in Iraq between Iran and United States
By AFP and TOI staff
Iraqi Shiite cleric and leader Muqtada al-Sadr, center-left, shows his ink-stained index finger and holds a national flag while surrounded by people outside a polling station in the central holy city of Najaf on May 12, 2018. (Haidar Hamdani/AFP)
January 14, 2020, 9:21 pm
Iraqi cleric Sadr urges mass protests against US presence
Populist politician calls for ‘million-strong march’ after Baghdad MPs vote to expel American troops in aftermath of Soleimani killing
By AFP
A Turkish Airlines flight seen at the airstrip at Ben Gurion International Airport. February 26, 2015. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
January 13, 2020, 3:31 pm
Israeli flyers timorous as Middle Eastern carriers keep their routes over Iran
Many in the Jewish state fly to East Asia via Istanbul or Amman with airlines that haven’t rerouted flights since downing of Ukrainian plane
By TOI staff
A child with the colors of the Iraqi flag on his face walks past a poster with Arabic that reads "leave us live in peace," during the ongoing protests in Tahrir square, Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
January 13, 2020, 8:51 am
Iraq warns of ‘collapse’ as Trump threatens to block oil cash kept in Fed bank
Sources say US president has warned of sanctions that would immediately block 90% of Baghdad’s budget; Iraqi PM said ‘pissed,’ as official says Trump ‘politicizes everything’
By Maya Gebeily
US Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on a joint base with Iraqi army south of Mosul, Iraq, February 23, 2017. (Khalid Mohammed/AP/File)
January 12, 2020, 7:39 pm
Rockets hit Iraq base hosting US troops, local military says
Four Iraqi service personnel reportedly wounded in targeting of Al-Balad airbase; sources say no injuries to small US contingent still at site
By AFP
Mourners carry the coffin of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani during his funeral in Karbala, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
January 10, 2020, 3:01 pm
Iraq is caught in the middle as Iran and US trade blows
At every tumultuous turn, Iraq’s independence has seemingly been ignored by its two closest allies, who happen to be bitter enemies
By SAMYA KULLAB and QASSEM ABDUL-ZAHRA
A picture taken on November 12, 2018 from al-Qaim in Iraq's border al-Anbar province shows the Syrian border city of Albu Kamal in the Deir Ezzor region. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
January 10, 2020, 4:39 am
8 said killed in airstrike on pro-Iranian militia in eastern Syria
Israel accused of attack on arms depots, vehicles carrying missiles, amid simmering tensions following Soleimani killing; US-led military coalition denies carrying out strike
By TOI staff and Agencies
Fighters with Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, wave Iraqi flags while mourners and family members prepare to bury the body of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias who was killed in a US airstrike in Iraq, during his funeral procession in Najaf, Iraq, January 8, 2020. (Anmar Khalil/AP)
January 9, 2020, 10:28 am
Iraq set for conflict, even if US and Iran deescalate
Analysts warn pro-Iranian militias may continue to seek revenge for slaying of senior commander and that there is no obvious mediator to calm tensions in the country
By Maya Gebeily
Illustrative: Two Qantas planes taxi on the runway at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, August 20, 2015. (Rick Rycroft/AP)
January 8, 2020, 8:02 pm
Airlines scramble as Iranian airspace becomes no-go zone
Many international carriers say they will avoid flying over Iran and Iraq amid tensions with US, causing significant delays worldwide
By Emily Schmall
US Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on a joint base with Iraqi army south of Mosul, Iraq, February 23, 2017. (Khalid Mohammed/AP/File)
January 8, 2020, 3:14 pm
Killing of Iran’s Soleimani risks US gains against Islamic State
With troops now focused on defending themselves and American interests in region, they have been diverted from their mission to put an end to jihadist terror group
By Robert Burns
Load More
Join us!
A message from the Editor of Times of Israel
David Horovitz

For as little as $6 a month, you can help support our independent journalism — and enjoy an ADS-FREE experience, as well as special benefits and status as a Times of Israel Community member!

Read more

The Times of Israel covers one of the most complicated, and contentious, parts of the world. Determined to keep readers fully informed and enable them to form and flesh out their own opinions, The Times of Israel has gradually established itself as the leading source of independent and fair-minded journalism on Israel, the region and the Jewish world.

We've achieved this by investing ever-greater resources in our journalism while keeping all of the content on our site free.

Unlike many other news sites, we have not put up a paywall. But we would like to invite readers who can afford to do so, and for whom The Times of Israel has become important, to help support our journalism by joining The Times of Israel Community.

So join now - and for as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel website ADS FREE on desktop and mobile, as well as special benefits and status as a Times of Israel Community member.

* The ADS-FREE experience will still show sponsored content. It will become available on the TOI smartphone app in the near future.

Join the times of israel community Join our community Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this