iraq
Multiple rockets hit Iraq’s Taji base for second time in a week
Middle East
March 14, 2020
Multiple rockets hit Iraq’s Taji base for second time in a week
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Several Iraqi air defense servicemen were critically wounded on Saturday as multiple rockets hit a military base…
Iraq’s protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
Middle East
March 14, 2020
Iraq’s protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
BAGHDAD (AP) — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq’s modern history, crowds have…
Iraq condemns US air strikes, warns of consequences
Middle East
March 14, 2020
Iraq condemns US air strikes, warns of consequences
KERBALA, Iraq/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iraq condemned overnight US air strikes on Friday, saying they killed six people and warning of…
Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian
Middle East
March 13, 2020
Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s military said five security force members and a civilian were killed early Friday in a barrage…
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
Middle East
March 13, 2020
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
JERUSALEM (AP) — Religious authorities moved to cancel or limit weekly prayer gatherings across the Middle East on Friday to…
US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base: Pentagon
Middle East
March 13, 2020
US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the…
Iraq fears escalation after deadly rocket attack, air strike
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Iraq fears escalation after deadly rocket attack, air strike
Iraqi and United Nations officials scrambled Thursday to contain the fallout from an unprecedented rocket attack that killed three US-led…
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spike in cases in the Gulf Arab states helped push infections in the…
US, UK troops among 3 dead in Iraq rocket attack as US-led coalition responds
Middle East
March 12, 2020
US, UK troops among 3 dead in Iraq rocket attack as US-led coalition responds
Two American soldiers and a British soldier were killed Wednesday, a US official said, in the deadliest rocket attack in…
Jordan bars entry from West Bank, Israel, Iraq, Egypt due to coronavirus
Middle East
March 11, 2020
Jordan bars entry from West Bank, Israel, Iraq, Egypt due to coronavirus
AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan on Tuesday closed border crossings with Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank and its seaports to…