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    #IRAQ

    Oct 07, 2013 03:56 PM EST

    BREAKING: Iraq: String of apparently coordinated bomb blasts rock Baghdad in evening, kill at least 22.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 7, 2013

  • Doctoral student held hostage for years in Iraq shares her harrowing story after release

    Doctoral student held hostage for years in Iraq shares her harrowing story after release

    Feb 02, 2026 11:25 PM EST

    ... was not mine. That was blood from some Iraqi who was kidnapped by this group and tortured. These militias, their influence, their capture of the Iraqi state means misery for the millions of Iraqis who live there. So, of course the U.S. is out there to pursue its own ...

  • Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten new attacks as U.S. carrier approaches region

    Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten new attacks as U.S. carrier approaches region

    Jan 26, 2026 06:43 PM EST

    Yemen's Houthi rebels hinted at resuming attacks on Red Sea shipping. Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah also issued a threat on Sunday, warning of "total war" if Iran is targeted.

  • U.S. military transfers first 150 Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq

    U.S. military transfers first 150 Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq

    Jan 21, 2026 05:48 PM EST

    ... in the camp said, after SDF fighters left the area. The woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of security concerns, called on the Iraqi government to repatriate her. Another Iraqi woman, who also refused to give her full name out of fear of reprisal, told The Associated Press ...

  • Iraq reopens historic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul 8 years after Islamic State destruction

    Iraq reopens historic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul 8 years after Islamic State destruction

    Sep 01, 2025 09:07 PM EST

    ... sermon and leading prayers. The militant group later destroyed the mosque by detonating explosives inside the structures as it faced defeat in a battle with Iraqi military forces for control of the city in 2017. UNESCO, the U.N.'s scientific, educational and cultural organization, worked alongside Iraqi heritage and ...

  • Massive fire engulfs shopping mall in Iraq, killing more than 60

    Massive fire engulfs shopping mall in Iraq, killing more than 60

    Jul 17, 2025 07:01 PM EST

    ... within 48 hours, he said. The building owner could not immediately be reached for comment. Poor building standards have often contributed to tragic fires in Iraq. In July 2021, a blaze at a hospital in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah that killed between 60 to 92 people was determined to ...

  • Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey

    Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace process with Turkey

    Jul 11, 2025 05:17 PM EST

    Kurds have mixed feelings Kurds in Iraq said that they were optimistic, although some expressed fears that the deal would collapse. “This will benefit both sides,” said Abdulrahman Abbas, a resident of the town of Dukan, near where the ceremony took place. "Why should this bloodshed continue for nothing?” A ...

  • WATCH: Senate confirms Iraq War vet Daniel Driscoll as Army secretary

    WATCH: Senate confirms Iraq War vet Daniel Driscoll as Army secretary

    Feb 25, 2025 06:25 PM EST

    ... Both Duckworth and Slotkin voted against him. According to the Army, Driscoll served as an armor officer from August 2007 to March 2011, deploying to Iraq from October 2009 to July 2010. He ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for a North Carolina congressional seat in 2020, getting about 8 ...

  • WATCH: Pentagon addresses Iraqi military operation targeting the Islamic State

    WATCH: Pentagon addresses Iraqi military operation targeting the Islamic State

    Oct 22, 2024 03:10 PM EST

    BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister announced Tuesday that the Islamic State militant group’s leader in Iraq was killed in a military operation along with eight of the group’s other senior leaders. Watch in the player above. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that Jassim al-Mazroui ...

  • U.S. troops will leave some bases in Iraq under deal to end mission fighting Islamic State

    U.S. troops will leave some bases in Iraq under deal to end mission fighting Islamic State

    Sep 27, 2024 09:22 PM EST

    ... counter-ISIS operations with Iraq's military. In the years since, the U.S. has maintained that presence to pressure Iranian-backed militias active in Iraq and Syria. The presence of American forces in Iraq also makes it more difficult for Iran to move weapons across Iraq and Syria into ...

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