US warns Iran it will respond to attacks by Tehran allies in Iraq
The United States warned Iran on Tuesday it will “respond swiftly and decisively” to any attacks by Tehran’s allies in Iraq that result in injury…
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Car bomb near ballot box site in Iraq’s Kirkuk kills one
One person was killed in Iraq’s Kirkuk on Sunday when a suicide car bomb went off near a storage site housing ballot boxes from a…
Iraq police in armed clash with pro-Iran Hezbollah militia in Baghdad
Iraqi police surrounded the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia and detained one of its members after an armed clash Wednesday left three people wounded in…
Iraqi policeman at site of explosion, fire raises suspicions
An Iraqi policeman in a Reuters photograph from Sunday when a fire erupted at a ballot box warehouse in Iraq had appeared in a photo…
Drive-by shooting kills eight north of Baghdad
Iraqi officials say gunmen in two speeding cars opened fire on civilians near a town north of Baghdad, killing at least eight people and wounding…
Iraq needs $88.2 billion for reconstruction: minister
Iraq is reportedly seeking $88.2 billion (A$112b) to rebuild after its war with the Islamic State. Iraq needs $88.2 billion (A$112b) to rebuild after years of…
Now that ISIS is mostly defeated, will U.S. stay in Iraq?
WASHINGTON — The United States and Iraq have intensified talks to keep an ongoing American military presence in the country following the ouster of the Islamic State. Both…
Iraq: Bombing in southeast Baghdad kills 11
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police and hospital officials say a bombing in southeast Baghdad has killed 11 people. The officials say the attack late Monday…
Iraq forces say IS retreating deep into desert
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi forces said Friday that Islamic State group fighters are withdrawing deep into the desert to escape an offensive aimed at a…
Turkey raises oil threat after Iraqi Kurds referendum
Turkey has threatened potentially crippling restrictions on oil trading with Iraqi Kurds after they backed independence from Baghdad in a referendum that has alarmed Ankara…