iraq
Navigating the space between American readers and Iraqi writers
Books
February 24, 2013
Navigating the space between American readers and Iraqi writers
The book about Iraq most well-known to English readers is perhaps Chris Kyle’s best-selling “American Sniper,” a memoir told from…
Blasts hit Baghdad Shia districts, killing 20
World
February 17, 2013
Blasts hit Baghdad Shia districts, killing 20
A series of car bombs exploded in mainly Shia neighbourhoods across the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least…
UN, US condemn attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq
World
February 10, 2013
UN, US condemn attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq
The United Nations secretary general and the US government condemned a deadly attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the…
Iraqi Christian leader: Arab Spring promoting bloodshed
World
February 9, 2013
Iraqi Christian leader: Arab Spring promoting bloodshed
The newly appointed patriarch of Iraq's largest Christian community said on Saturday that the Arab Spring had been hijacked by…
Iraq says 3,000 inmates freed amid demos
World
February 3, 2013
Iraq says 3,000 inmates freed amid demos
A top Iraqi minister said Sunday that the authorities had released 3,000 prisoners over the past month in a bid…
Attackers kill 33 at police HQ in disputed Iraqi city
World
February 3, 2013
Attackers kill 33 at police HQ in disputed Iraqi city
At least 33 people were killed in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday when a suicide bomber detonated a…
Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops
World
January 27, 2013
Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops
Thousands of mourners rallied Saturday at funerals for Sunni Muslims shot by troops in demonstrations against Iraq's Shia Prime Minister…
Suicide bomber kills 22 inside Iraqi Shia mosque
World
January 23, 2013
Suicide bomber kills 22 inside Iraqi Shia mosque
A suicide bomber disguised as a mourner killed at least 22 people inside a Shia Muslim mosque in northern Iraq…
Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in protest against PM Maliki
World
December 27, 2012
Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in protest against PM Maliki
Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq's main trade route to neighboring Syria and Jordan in a fourth day…