iraq
Officials name top suspects in Iraq abductions of Americans
Middle East
January 21, 2016
Officials name top suspects in Iraq abductions of Americans
Two powerful Shi'ite militias are top suspects in the abduction of three Americans last weekend in a southern neighborhood of…
Kurds waging campaign to uproot Arabs in north Iraq: Amnesty
Middle East
January 20, 2016
Kurds waging campaign to uproot Arabs in north Iraq: Amnesty
Kurdish forces have bulldozed, blown up and burned down thousands of Arab homes across northern Iraq in what may constitute…
Oldest Christian monastery in Iraq razed
Middle East
January 20, 2016
Oldest Christian monastery in Iraq razed
Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press confirm what church leaders and Middle East preservationists had feared: The oldest Christian…
Americans missing in Baghdad kidnapped by Iran-backed militia: Iraqi, US sources
Middle East
January 20, 2016
Americans missing in Baghdad kidnapped by Iran-backed militia: Iraqi, US sources
Three US citizens who disappeared last week in Baghdad were kidnapped and are being held by an Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia,…
Nearly 19,000 civilians killed in Iraq in under 2 years: UN
Middle East
January 19, 2016
Nearly 19,000 civilians killed in Iraq in under 2 years: UN
At least 18,802 civilians were killed and another 36,245 were wounded in Iraq between the start of 2014 and October…
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
Health & Fitness
January 18, 2016
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
An official says the World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016, after containing outbreaks in conflict-ridden Syria, Iraq…
Iraqi police confirm three US citizens missing in Baghdad
Middle East
January 18, 2016
Iraqi police confirm three US citizens missing in Baghdad
Iraqi police confirmed on Monday that three US nationals had been reported missing in Baghdad, and that it was investigating…
Offensive against Islamic State in Mosul unlikely in 2016: Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM
Middle East
January 16, 2016
Offensive against Islamic State in Mosul unlikely in 2016: Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM
A much anticipated campaign to recapture Iraq's northern city of Mosul from Islamic State is unlikely to happen this year,…
Iraqi force enters southern oil city to disarm tribal fighters
Middle East
January 15, 2016
Iraqi force enters southern oil city to disarm tribal fighters
Iraq has sent an armored army division and a police strike force into the southern oil city of Basra to…
Behind frontline, Iraq town torn as anti-IS forces clash
Middle East
January 15, 2016
Behind frontline, Iraq town torn as anti-IS forces clash
When a wave of deadly ethnic violence swept through the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu, Ahmed Hassan Majid's house…