World Apr 20 A long-shuttered Iraq-Syria border crossing reopens for the first time in more than a decade By Associated Press
World Apr 15 WATCH: U.S. Ambassador to UN Mike Waltz testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee Waltz unintentionally became the highest-level U.S. official to testify before Congress since U.S. and Israeli strikes started a war against Iran. By Associated Press
World Apr 07 Kidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi official says The Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement earlier in the day that it had decided to free the journalist. By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press
World Mar 31 U.S. journalist kidnapped in Baghdad, security forces tracking down captors, Iraqi officials say An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said. By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press
World Mar 20 NATO pulls security advisory mission out of Iraq after Iranian attacks on European bases NATO has pulled its security advisory mission out of Iraq and relocated several hundred personnel involved in the effort to Europe. The move came after a series of attacks from Iran on other troops at British, French and Italian bases… By Associated Press
Mar 20 Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Iran's theocracy falls By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The families have lived in exile since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, and many still cannot return. Continue reading
Mar 13 Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soil By Samya Kullab, Associated Press As the war nears two full weeks, Iraq’s situation is growing more desperate. Continue reading
Mar 13 U.S. military says all 6 airmen in refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq are dead By Associated Press The military says the circumstances of the incident are being investigated. Continue reading
Mar 13 6 dead after U.S. military refueling plane crashed in Iraq. Here's what to know By Kim Tong-Hyung, Adam Schreck, Associated Press The U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash followed an unspecified incident involving two aircraft in “friendly airspace,” and that the other plane landed safely. Continue reading
Mar 06 Who are the Kurds and what role could they play in the war with Iran? By Sam McNeil, Associated Press The involvement of the Kurds could pressure Iranian defenses and pull Iraq deeper into war. Continue reading