Candidate in upcoming Iraq elections claims ‘to be a prophet’
Baghdad – In a peculiar case, a candidate for parliamentary elections in the province of Dhi Qar claimed to be a prophet in order to win…
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Baghdad Blocks De-mining in Sinjar
This week in Paris I met with President Macron’s advisors to the Middle East, the French Foreign Ministry, the French Crisis and Support Center. The…
Billions of dollars must be spent wisely to rebuild Iraq
Iraq’s friends and neighbors gathered this week in Kuwait for a conference on rebuilding the nation’s war-blighted economy and pledged $30 billion in investments and loans to…
Pentagon budget retains same troop levels in Iraq, Syria
The Pentagon released a budget blueprint today that calls for retaining some 6,000 US troops in Iraq and Syria, even as the Islamic State (IS)…
Iraq banks on private sector for post-IS reconstruction
Much of Mosul’s Old City remains in ruins, almost seven months after Iraqi forces seized the country’s second city from Islamic State group jihadists Months…
Officials: US Not Planning to Contribute Money at Iraq Reconstruction Conference
WASHINGTON — The United States does not plan to contribute any money at a conference in Kuwait next week to fund Iraq’s reconstruction drive after…
US forces begin reducing numbers in Iraq: Iraqi spokesman
U.S.forces have begun reducing their numbers in Iraq after Iraqi authorities declared “victory” over Islamic State, an Iraqi government spokesman said on Monday. Iraqi forces backed by…
Eight dead as US strike hits Iraq forces
Eight Iraqis were killed on Saturday, most of them security personnel, in a US air strike that apparently targeted them by mistake, a provincial official…
Iraq sets parliamentary elections for May 12
Iraq’s parliament on Monday set May 12 as the date for holding national elections despite calls from the country’s Sunni community to delay the vote…
Iraq PM in high-stakes battle to rein in militias
Baghdad: Under pressure from allies in the West, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi is staking his career on reining in the Shiite militias that…