iraq
US forces to stay in Iraq as long as needed: spokesman
Middle East
August 19, 2018
US forces to stay in Iraq as long as needed: spokesman
US forces will stay in Iraq “as long as needed” to help stabilize regions previously controlled by Islamic State,…
Iraqi Supreme Court ratifies May election results
Middle East
August 19, 2018
Iraqi Supreme Court ratifies May election results
Iraq’s Supreme Court has ratified the results of the May 12 parliamentary election, its spokesman said on Sunday, setting…
Roadside bombing kills 4 people in Baghdad’s Shiite district
Middle East
August 14, 2018
Roadside bombing kills 4 people in Baghdad’s Shiite district
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security and medical officials say four people have been killed when a roadside bomb went off…
UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria
Middle East
August 14, 2018
UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and…
Recount shows Iraq’s Sadr retains election victory, no major changes
Middle East
August 10, 2018
Recount shows Iraq’s Sadr retains election victory, no major changes
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Populist Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr retained his lead in Iraq’s May parliamentary election, results of a nationwide…
Iraq jails French and German citizens for life for joining Islamic State
Middle East
August 7, 2018
Iraq jails French and German citizens for life for joining Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi court sentenced a French man and a German woman to life in prison on Monday…
Iraq says election recount complete but cut short in capital over fire
Middle East
August 6, 2018
Iraq says election recount complete but cut short in capital over fire
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s election commission said on Monday it had completed a manual recount of May’s parliamentary election but…
Iraq election commission ignored warnings over voting machines – document
Middle East
August 6, 2018
Iraq election commission ignored warnings over voting machines – document
Baghdad (Reuters) – Iraq’s election commission ignored an anti-corruption body’s warnings about the credibility of electronic vote-counting machines used in…
Water crisis salts the earth in Iraq’s long-neglected south
Middle East
August 2, 2018
Water crisis salts the earth in Iraq’s long-neglected south
BAGHDAD (AP) — Qassim Sabaan Ali has spent the past 15 years tending to orchards in southern Iraq, only to…
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor service
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor service
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Sunday suspended the country’s electricity minister over a power crisis amid mushrooming protests…