• House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization

    House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization

    Jun 17, 2021 04:32 PM EST

    ... use of force in Iraq, which remains on the books. The 1991 authorization gave President George H.W. Bush the authority to use force against Iraq to enforce a series of U.N. Security Council resolutions passed in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. The Senate and House would ...

  • Schumer, White House back repeal of Iraq War authorization

    Schumer, White House back repeal of Iraq War authorization

    Jun 16, 2021 09:31 PM EST

    ... of force in Iraq, which remains on the books. The 1991 authorization gave then President George H.W. Bush the authority to use force against Iraq to enforce a series of U.N. Security Council resolutions passed in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The 2002 authorization was directed ...

  • Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80

    Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80

    Apr 25, 2021 05:43 PM EST

    The deadly fire was only the latest chapter in Iraq’s poor record for public safety. In March 2019, over 100 people died when a ferry capsized on the Tigris River near the northern city of Mosul. The boat overturned due to overcrowding and high water. A few months later ...

  • Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence

    Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence

    Mar 06, 2021 07:54 PM EST

    ... Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani,” said Najaf resident Haidar Al-Ilyawi. “It is a historic visit and hope it will be good for Iraq and the Iraqi people.” Iraq’s Christians, battered by violence and discrimination, hope a show of solidarity from al-Sistani will help secure their place in Iraq ...

  • Pope Francis makes first-ever papal visit to Iraq amid violent threats and a deadly virus

    Pope Francis makes first-ever papal visit to Iraq amid violent threats and a deadly virus

    Mar 05, 2021 11:40 PM EST

    ... wrapped in Iraqi flags, 58 people killed. But the attack wasn't only designed to kill Christians. It was designed to kill a version of Iraq that, in the '80s and '90s, despite Saddam Hussein's tyranny, was diverse, integrated, and welcoming of multiple religions, including Iraq's Christians, which ...

  • Pope arrives in Iraq to rally Christians despite pandemic

    Pope arrives in Iraq to rally Christians despite pandemic

    Mar 05, 2021 01:56 PM EST

    ... was 50,000, he said. It had dwindled to 2,000 before IS overran northern Iraq. He doesn't expect more to return, but he said Francis' visit would have immeasurable importance for those who stayed.“This visit will bring peace to Iraq” he said. Winfield reported from Vatican City.

  • U.S. contractor dies in rocket attack at Iraq base, Pentagon says

    U.S. contractor dies in rocket attack at Iraq base, Pentagon says

    Mar 03, 2021 06:22 PM EST

    ... area. British Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Hickey condemned the attack, saying it undermined the ongoing fight against the Islamic State group. “Coalition forces are in Iraq to fight Daesh at the invitation of the Iraqi government,” he tweeted, using the Arabic acronym for IS. “These terrorist attacks undermine the fight ...

  • WATCH: Pentagon says no attribution for Iraq rocket attacks

    WATCH: Pentagon says no attribution for Iraq rocket attacks

    Feb 22, 2021 06:45 PM EST

    The Pentagon said Monday it has not yet determined blame for the recent rocket attacks in Iraq. Watch the briefing in the player above. Spokesman John Kirby said while previous strikes have been claimed by Shia-backed militias operating inside Iraq, he doesn't "know of any attribution for the ...

  • News Wrap: Officials investigating deadly rocket attack near a U.S. military base in Iraq

    News Wrap: Officials investigating deadly rocket attack near a U.S. military base in Iraq

    Feb 16, 2021 11:50 PM EST

    ... hall event with an invitation-only audience. He said Republicans will hurt the nation if they unite against his $1.9 trillion relief plan. In Iraq, the U.S. began investigating an overnight attack that killed a coalition contractor and injured a U.S. service member and Iraqi civilians. Rockets ...

  • WATCH: Psaki says White House is 'outraged' by rocket attack in Iraq

    WATCH: Psaki says White House is 'outraged' by rocket attack in Iraq

    Feb 16, 2021 03:13 PM EST

    The White House said Tuesday it is "outraged" by the rocket attack in Iraq that killed a contractor Monday night. Watch Psaki's remarks in the player above. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the U.S. "is still working through attribution with our Iraqi partners" to determine who ...