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... the country. There are approximately 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq. Since the U.S. toppled dictator Saddam Hussein with its 2003 invasion of Iraq, the country has struggled to balance relations between America and neighboring Iran. Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out, Iraqi militias allied to Iran ...
... in the country,” the statement said. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron called the law “dangerous and worrying.” Although homosexuality is taboo in the largely conservative Iraqi society, and political leaders have periodically launched anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns, Iraq did not previously have a law that explicitly criminalized it. WATCH: LGBTQ+ Ugandans ...
... it seized large sections of Iraq in 2014. In 2016, the Iraqi government designated the Popular Mobilization Forces as an “independent military formation” within the Iraqi armed forces. In recent months, some PMF member groups staged attacks on U.S. forces based in Iraq and Syria, which they said was ...
... citizen. Geoff Bennett: Finally, considering the legacy of the U.S. involvement in Iraq, looking back, is Iraq better off now than before 2003? Is Iraq better off with Saddam gone and an elected government now in your country? Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani (through interpreter): Certainly, Iraq represents a unique ...
Monday's talks were also focusing on economic, trade and energy issues that have become a major priority for Iraq’s government. Biden praised al-Sudani for strengthening Iraq's economy. The Iraqi leader also pressed Biden on working to bring a swift end to the Israel-Hamas war in ...
... calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of Iran-backed militias, has launched dozens of attacks on bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria, citing U.S. support for Israel. These attacks have subsided in recent weeks and discussions have resumed between Iraqi and U.S ...
... and peace in the entire region. Simona Foltyn: By striking inside Iraq, many here think the United States is fueling anger, while not making enough effort to address the root causes of what has already become a regional war.For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Simona Foltyn in Western Iraq.
... significant damage” to homes and private properties. The Popular Mobilization Force, a coalition of Iran-backed militia that is nominally under the control of the Iraqi military, said the strikes in western Iraq hit a logistical support post, a tanks battalion, an artillery post and a hospital. The PMF said ...
... of the missing.” The Iraqi government has been in a delicate position since a group of Iranian-backed Iraqi militias calling itself Islamic Resistance in Iraq — many of whose members are also part of the PMF — began launching attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria on Oct. 18 ...
... a statement this week, Kataib Hezbollah announced “the suspension of military and security operations against the occupation forces in order to prevent embarrassment to the Iraqi government." But that assertion clearly had no impact on U.S. strike plans. Harakat al-Nujaba, one of the other major Iran-backed groups ...
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