Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80
The flames, described by one witness as “volcanoes of fire,” swept through the intensive care unit of the Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, which tends exclusively to COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. Officials said the blaze, which also injured 110 people, was…
Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence
Pope Francis walked through a narrow alley in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf for a historic meeting with the country’s top Shiite cleric Saturday, and together they delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence in a country still reeling from…
Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 32 dead
Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
How the Blackwater pardons could have a lasting impact: ‘The Americans got away with it’
Analysts, experts and attorneys who have filed suit in the past against the Blackwater contractors said they feared these pardons would do lasting damage to the perception of U.S. integrity in the Middle East.
President Donald Trump has pardoned 15 people, including Republican allies, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad.
Iraq’s prime minister says he has opened an investigation into the killing of two anti-government protesters at the hands of security forces.
The U.S. and Iraq have launched much-anticipated strategic talks that are to span the gamut of their bilateral relations.
In our news wrap Tuesday, rockets struck near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, the latest in a series of assaults, including one on a coalition military base only hours earlier. There were no reports of injuries. Also, Russian company Concord…
No U.S. military members were injured. One U.S. national received a minor injury but has returned to work.
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