World Jan 05 Iraq vote, Hezbollah threat leveled at US troops in Mideast 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 mourn Iranian general as region braces for revenge 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 Iraqi militant killed in U.S. strike worked with Iran for decades Al-Muhandis was the deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of mostly Shiite paramilitaries.
World Jan 03 Iran vows a 'harsh' response to U.S. killing of top general Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that a “harsh retaliation is waiting” for the U.S. after the airstrike.
World Jan 02 U.S. kills Iran's most powerful general in Baghdad airstrike 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 4 killed in rocket fire at Baghdad airport, Iraqi officials say It was not immediately clear who had fired the rockets or who was targeted.
World Jan 01 U.S. Embassy in Iraq suspends operations, militiamen withdraw U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence.
World Jan 01 U.S. troops fire tear gas at pro-Iran protesters in Iraq Hundreds of Iran-backed militiamen and other protesters gathered outside the American Embassy in Baghdad for a second day and set fire to the roof of a reception area inside the compound.
World Dec 31 Iran-backed Iraqi militia, protesters breach U.S. Embassy compound Dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire, angered over deadly U.S.
World Dec 30 Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge for U.S. strikes The U.S. attack — the largest targeting an Iraqi state-sanctioned militia in recent years — and the calls for retaliation, represent a new escalation in the proxy war between the U.S. and Iran playing out in the Middle East.