• Joe Wilson, skeptic on Iraq War intelligence, dies at age 69

    Joe Wilson, skeptic on Iraq War intelligence, dies at age 69

    Sep 27, 2019 10:43 PM EST

    He was the senior U.S. diplomat in Baghdad during the first Gulf War, which lasted from 1990 to 1991, and was the last American official to meet with Saddam before the Desert Storm offensive. Wilson drew intense criticism from Republican lawmakers over his statements regarding Iraq and weapons of ...

  • Jacques Chirac, former France president who opposed Iraq invasion, dies at 86

    Jacques Chirac, former France president who opposed Iraq invasion, dies at 86

    Sep 26, 2019 11:44 AM EST

    Chirac's outspoken opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 rocked relations with France's top ally.

  • Iraqi pilgrims killed in stampede during holiday

    Iraqi pilgrims killed in stampede during holiday

    Sep 10, 2019 06:41 PM EST

    ... they were not authorized to speak to the press. At least 10 among the injured pilgrims were in critical condition, according to the officials. No Iraqi media immediately released images of the walkway collapse or ensuing stampede. "We lament this tragic loss of life and wish those injured a swift ...

  • U.S. contractor sentenced in Iraq shooting seeks new trial

    U.S. contractor sentenced in Iraq shooting seeks new trial

    Aug 28, 2019 01:58 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A former State Department contractor sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians is asking for a new trial because of what he says is newly discovered evidence. Lawyers for former Blackwater employee Nicholas Slatten said they received a State ...

  • Iraq coalition calls Israeli strikes a 'declaration of war'

    Iraq coalition calls Israeli strikes a 'declaration of war'

    Aug 27, 2019 12:06 AM EST

    ... invitation of the government to help battle the Islamic State group after it seized vast areas in the north and west of the country, including Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul. A U.S.-led coalition provided crucial air support as Iraqi forces regrouped and, together with the PMF, drove ...

  • Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to life for Iraq shootings

    Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to life for Iraq shootings

    Aug 14, 2019 04:42 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a former Blackwater security contractor to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq. Judge Royce Lamberth issued the sentence Wednesday after friends and relatives requested leniency for Nicholas Slatten, who was found guilty of first ...

  • Iraqi national dies 2 months after being deported from U.S.

    Iraqi national dies 2 months after being deported from U.S.

    Aug 09, 2019 02:05 PM EST

    ... exact cause, but that he had suffered from mental health issues and diabetes. Al-Daoud, who lived in the Detroit area, was among hundreds of Iraqi nationals who were arrested to enforce deportation orders. They had been allowed to stay in the U.S. for years because Iraq wouldn't ...

  • Iraq's record crop yield threatened by suspicious fires

    Iraq's record crop yield threatened by suspicious fires

    Jul 28, 2019 09:07 PM EST

    ... Minister whether or not there has been a thorough investigation into the causes.  Simona Foltyn: I spent a week on the ground reporting in northern Iraq, and I spoke to almost two dozen farmers, government officials, security officials, and all of them said that there had not been an official ...

  • EU supports Iraq-proposed conference on US-Iran tensions

    EU supports Iraq-proposed conference on US-Iran tensions

    Jul 13, 2019 08:38 PM EST

    ... an Iraqi proposal to hold a regional conference amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, the group's foreign policy chief said Saturday. Iraq is an ally of the two rival nations, which are on a collision course as the Iran nuclear deal threatens to unravel. Iraq has ...

  • Why Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murdering Iraqi captive

    Why Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murdering Iraqi captive

    Jul 03, 2019 10:35 PM EST

    After two weeks of testimony, Chief Edward Gallagher was found not guilty of murdering a suspected ISIS prisoner in Iraq. The decorated Navy SEAL had been accused of stabbing the wounded teenage captive, as well as attempted murder of Iraqi civilians and obstruction of justice. William Brangham reports and talks to Steve Walsh of San...