Trump’s Iran move reminds some of run-up to Iraq war
Fifteen years after invading Iraq over weapons of mass destruction and ties to al Qaeda that both proved non-existent, the United States is again steering…
Iraq War
Some US Troops in Iraq May Come Home Early, General Says
An evolving U.S. mission in Iraq may send some 10th Mountain Division soldiers home early, but nine-month brigade rotations will continue as long as Iraqi…
America Learned Wrong Lessons From Iraq, and Syria Suffers
For more than a decade the easiest way to win a foreign policy debate in Washington was to bring up the Iraq War. It’s what Barack…
Iraq Kills ISIS Leader Baghdadi’s Right-Hand Man In Latest Blow To Islamic State, Reports Say
Iraqi security forces have killed a key Islamic State militant group (ISIS) figure associated with the global jihadi organization’s elusive leader, according to local and regional…
Four killed in ISIS suicide attack on Iraq party HQ
A suicide attack targeting a political party headquarters in western Iraq has killed four people and injured seven others, including a candidate in polls set…
More Iraq veterans deserve the Medal of Honor
March 25 is National Medal of Honor Day, a day to pause and reflect on the profound legacy of the United States’ most highly decorated…
39 Indian builders confirmed dead after tests on Iraq mass grave
India says 39 of its citizens who were kidnapped by Islamic State in Iraq in 2014 have been confirmed dead after remains recovered from a mass grave…
We ignore these Iraq War lessons at our peril
On March 20, 15 years ago, the United States invaded Iraq. The goal was to eliminate an aggressive dictatorship that had attacked its neighbors and…
Iraq reopens Kurdish airports to international flights
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s civil aviation authority says airports in the country’s Kurdish region have been officially reopened for international flights. Abbas Omran, the authority’s director,…
Will ISIS live on in Iraq?
After announcing the defeat of ISIS in Iraq, Iraq’s armed forces held celebratory parades in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, last December. Yet, in the last two…