iraq
Medic stuns courtroom saying he killed prisoner, not Navy SEAL on trial
Middle East
June 21, 2019
Medic stuns courtroom saying he killed prisoner, not Navy SEAL on trial
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Navy SEAL medic testified on Thursday that he was responsible for the death of an…
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning
Middle East
June 20, 2019
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning
BAQUBA/NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Riyadh woke on May 13 to find his wheat crop ablaze. In his…
Iraqi Shi’ite groups deepen control in strategic Sunni areas
Middle East
June 13, 2019
Iraqi Shi’ite groups deepen control in strategic Sunni areas
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The only sign that Sunni-majority Mosul’s newest and busiest marketplace is in Shi’ite Muslim hands is…
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves
Middle East
June 12, 2019
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nobel Prize-winner and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad has warned that wildfires raging in northern Iraq…
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
Features/Interviews
June 10, 2019
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding…
Francis wants first papal visit to Iraq
Middle East
June 10, 2019
Francis wants first papal visit to Iraq
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday he wants to travel to Iraq next year, which would be…
German FM in Iraq to address regional tensions
Middle East
June 8, 2019
German FM in Iraq to address regional tensions
BAGHDAD (AP) — German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas arrived in Iraq on Saturday as part of a wider trip to…
US-led forces killed 1,300 civilians in IS airstrikes
Middle East
June 3, 2019
US-led forces killed 1,300 civilians in IS airstrikes
The international coalition battling “Islamic State” (IS) in Iraq and Syria said Friday it had unintentionally killed at least 1,302 civilians in airstrikes…
Crop fires, a weapon of war, ruin Iraqi, Syrian harvests
Middle East
May 30, 2019
Crop fires, a weapon of war, ruin Iraqi, Syrian harvests
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — It was looking to be a good year for farmers across parts of Syria and Iraq.…
US Army Twitter question highlights toll of America’s wars
World
May 27, 2019
US Army Twitter question highlights toll of America’s wars
Days ahead of an annual holiday when Americans remember those who died while serving in the armed forces, the US…