• Iraqi militant killed in U.S. strike worked with Iran for decades

    Iraqi militant killed in U.S. strike worked with Iran for decades

    Jan 03, 2020 12:01 PM EST

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

  • 4 killed in rocket fire at Baghdad airport, Iraqi officials say

    4 killed in rocket fire at Baghdad airport, Iraqi officials say

    Jan 03, 2020 12:01 AM EST

    ... Baghdad International Airport Friday, killing four people and setting cars on fire, Iraqi security officials said. Iraq’s Security Media Cell, which releases information regarding Iraqi security, said the rockets landed near the airport's cargo hall. It reported several casualties and said two cars were on fire. An Iraqi ...

  • U.S. Embassy in Iraq suspends operations, militiamen withdraw

    U.S. Embassy in Iraq suspends operations, militiamen withdraw

    Jan 01, 2020 07:14 PM EST

    ... troops in Iraq, mainly to train Iraqi forces and help them combat Islamic State extremists. The U.S. and Iran have vied for influence over Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Iran has close ties to Iraq's Shiite majority and major political factions ...

  • U.S. troops fire tear gas at pro-Iran protesters in Iraq

    U.S. troops fire tear gas at pro-Iran protesters in Iraq

    Jan 01, 2020 12:52 PM EST

    The U.S. and Iran have vied for influence over Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Iran has close ties to Iraq's Shiite majority and many of its major political factions, and its influence has steadily grown since then. Iran helped to mobilize ...

  • Iraqis supporting Iran-backed militia attack U.S. Embassy, demand U.S. withdrawal

    Iraqis supporting Iran-backed militia attack U.S. Embassy, demand U.S. withdrawal

    Dec 31, 2019 11:57 PM EST

    And they broke (INAUDIBLE) cameras. And they set off fire alarms all the embassy. Then Iraqi forces, who were doing nothing at the beginning, showed up and tried to be a buffer between them and the Americans. And the Americans tried to push them away what by throwing tear gas ...

  • How Iran could benefit from Iraqi outrage over U.S. airstrikes

    How Iran could benefit from Iraqi outrage over U.S. airstrikes

    Dec 31, 2019 11:56 PM EST

    ... will have gotten from DOD now has shifted. Department of Defense was really where the administration had the most pushback against escalation with Iran in Iraq, because of the safety of our forces there, the thinking being that, if we did anything to escalate, then attacks would begin in true ...

  • Iran-backed Iraqi militia, protesters breach U.S. Embassy compound

    Iran-backed Iraqi militia, protesters breach U.S. Embassy compound

    Dec 31, 2019 12:28 PM EST

    ... hurt in the rampage and security staff had withdrawn to inside the embassy earlier, soon after protesters gathered outside. Seven armored vehicles with about 30 Iraqi soldiers arrived near the embassy hours after the violence erupted, deploying near the embassy walls but not close to the breached area. Four vehicles ...

  • Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge for U.S. strikes

    Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge for U.S. strikes

    Dec 30, 2019 08:49 PM EST

    ... of U.S. troops in Iraq, calling the latest attack a “crime” and a “massacre.” The U.S. has maintained some 5,000 troops in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government, to help assist in the fight against the Islamic State group. An official with the Popular Mobilization ...

  • U.S. strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death

    U.S. strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death

    Dec 29, 2019 06:44 PM EST

    ... S. hit three of the militia’s sites in Iraq and two in Syria, including weapon depots and the militia’s command and control bases. Iraq’s Joint Operations Command said in a statement that three U.S. airstrikes on Sunday evening Iraq time hit the headquarters of the Hezbollah ...

  • Why Iraq's government has been unable to find a new prime minister

    Why Iraq's government has been unable to find a new prime minister

    Dec 26, 2019 11:50 PM EST

    ... government is on the Iraqis themselves, because they cannot get their act together. But, also, I think it is not just the United States. The Iraqi -- average Iraqis -- actually, there's actually numbers that we presented at the Atlantic Council recently. Iraqis, over 80 percent of them view the American ...