World Jan 20

The clashes prompted authorities to close key streets and thoroughfares leading to the Iraqi capital's center.

World Jan 13

At 11:00 p.m. on Jan. 6, two hours before the missile strikes, U.S. military officials gave the order for American troops at Ain al-Asad air base, in western Iraq, to go on lockdown.

World Jan 13

The Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq’s western Anbar province was struck by a barrage of Iranian missiles on Wednesday.

World Jan 10

Adel Abdul-Mahdi made the request in a telephone call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday night.

World Jan 05

The U.S. military presence in the Middle East was thrown into jeopardy Sunday, as Iraq's parliament voted to expel U.S. troops from their country while the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said the U.S. military across the region “will pay…

World Jan 04

Thousands of mourners chanting “America is the Great Satan” marched in a funeral procession Saturday through Baghdad for Iran's top general and Iraqi militant leaders, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike.

World Jan 03

Al-Muhandis was the deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of mostly Shiite paramilitaries.

World Jan 03

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that a “harsh retaliation is waiting” for the U.S. after the airstrike.

World Jan 02

The officials said the strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces.

World Jan 02

It was not immediately clear who had fired the rockets or who was targeted.