• Protesters storm Iraqi parliament in Baghdad

    Protesters storm Iraqi parliament in Baghdad

    Jul 30, 2022 04:12 PM EDT

    ... caretake Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi called for restraint. “The political blocs must sit down and negotiate and reach an understanding for the sake of Iraq and the Iraqis,” he said. Al-Kadhimi directed security forces to protect demonstrators and asked them to keep their protest peaceful, according to a ...

  • What's behind the storming of Iraq's parliament?

    What's behind the storming of Iraq's parliament?

    Jul 28, 2022 11:36 PM EDT

    Followers of Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr came by the thousands to storm the country's parliament at his command, and they rapidly dispersed with little violence.

  • Conservationists work to protect endangered species in Iraq

    Conservationists work to protect endangered species in Iraq

    Jul 06, 2022 10:15 PM EDT

    ... habitat. But both climate change and conservation rank low on the government's list of priorities, leaving conservationists alone in their uphill battle to preserve Iraq's wildlife. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Simona Foltyn in the north and south of Iraq. Judy Woodruff: So rare to get that ...

  • Turkey launches new ground and air offensive in northern Iraq

    Turkey launches new ground and air offensive in northern Iraq

    Apr 18, 2022 08:45 PM EDT

    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, that has left at least 19 suspected Kurdish rebels dead and has wounded at least four Turkish soldiers, Turkey's defense minister said Monday. Turkish jets and artillery struck suspected ...

  • Supreme Court hears an Army reservist's case involving exposure to burn pits in Iraq

    Supreme Court hears an Army reservist's case involving exposure to burn pits in Iraq

    Mar 29, 2022 10:25 PM EDT

    The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that questions whether sweeping legal immunity for states trumps guarantees for America’s veterans. John Yang introduces us to a Texan who served his country, and now finds himself in a legal battle for his old job.

  • News Wrap: Iran defends missile strikes near U.S. consulate in northern Iraq

    News Wrap: Iran defends missile strikes near U.S. consulate in northern Iraq

    Mar 14, 2022 10:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Monday, Iran defended firing missiles that landed near a U.S. consulate in northern Iraq on Sunday, a more contagious version of the omicron variant called BA.2 spread to additional cities in China, President Biden's Federal Reserve Board nomination is in jeopardy, quarterback Tom ...

  • Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq

    Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq

    Mar 13, 2022 10:46 PM EDT

    ... none of the missiles had struck the U.S. facility but that residential areas around the compound had been hit. Following a Cabinet meeting, the Iraqi government in Baghdad reiterated its refusal to allow Iraq to be used to settle scores between other countries and said it has requested an ...

  • Rising temperatures, dying cattle: Iraq is reeling from climate change

    Rising temperatures, dying cattle: Iraq is reeling from climate change

    Jan 16, 2022 09:36 PM EDT

    Ramzi Neman, Special Representative in Iraq, World Bank: These commitments are a bit shy. Iraq is a middle income country and I think that that they have resources that are generated that could be enough in really guiding the process forward. Simona Foltyn:  For Iraq’s farmers, time is running ...

  • Turkey's expanding militarized zones in Iraq raise fears of invasion, frustrate civilians

    Turkey's expanding militarized zones in Iraq raise fears of invasion, frustrate civilians

    Dec 30, 2021 11:35 PM EDT

    ... to end this decades-long conflict. But with none on the horizon, Turkey's fight against the PKK in Iraq has opened the door to long-term Turkish military presence and perhaps wider conflict for an already destabilized region. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Simona Foltyn in Northern Iraq.

  • Armed group in Iraq demands U.S. forces withdraw by end of 2021, threatens violence

    Armed group in Iraq demands U.S. forces withdraw by end of 2021, threatens violence

    Dec 28, 2021 11:30 PM EDT

    ... the one hand, the fighters here claimed to report to Iraq's prime minister. Abu Al Fadhil (through translator): Our responsibility is to control the Iraqi territories and the Iraqi borders, as assigned by the Iraqi government, because we are operating under the Iraqi flag. Simona Foltyn: But there were ...