iraq
Explosions kill 58 in Iraq, French consulate hit
World
September 9, 2012
Explosions kill 58 in Iraq, French consulate hit
BAGHDAD — At least 58 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including a car bomb outside a…
Fugitive Iraqi VP Tareq al-Hashemi sentenced to death
World
September 9, 2012
Fugitive Iraqi VP Tareq al-Hashemi sentenced to death
An Iraqi judge on Sunday sentenced fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to death by hanging for the murder of a…
Lessons from Iraq
Opinion
September 1, 2012
Lessons from Iraq
It is almost 10 years since the fall of the authoritarian regime of Saddam Hussein and his Baath Party. What…
Beyond memory: Hadiya Hussein’s uniquely Iraqi story of non-love and loss
Books
August 26, 2012
Beyond memory: Hadiya Hussein’s uniquely Iraqi story of non-love and loss
Most of Iraq’s celebrated authors live and write outside their country: Fadhil al-Azzawi is in Berlin; Sinan Antoon is…
Dempsey: US ‘significant’ in Iraq despite troop exit
World
August 22, 2012
Dempsey: US ‘significant’ in Iraq despite troop exit
Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey insisted during a quick trip to Iraq that Washington was still playing an…
Iraqi Sunni leader wounded at start of Eid
World
August 19, 2012
Iraqi Sunni leader wounded at start of Eid
A Sunni religious leader who called on Iraqis to fight US troops but has more recently advocated national reconciliation…
Wave of attacks that killed 60 overshadow Eid in Iraq
World
August 17, 2012
Wave of attacks that killed 60 overshadow Eid in Iraq
A spate of attacks that killed 60 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday,…
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
World
August 8, 2012
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
BAGHDAD — At least 22,300 Iraqis who fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three…
Coordinated Iraq attacks kill 103
World
July 23, 2012
Coordinated Iraq attacks kill 103
BAGHDAD — Bombings and shootings ripped across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 103 people in the deadliest day this…