Mar 31 U.S. journalist kidnapped in Baghdad, security forces tracking down captors, Iraqi officials say By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said. Continue reading
Mar 20 NATO pulls security advisory mission out of Iraq after Iranian attacks on European bases By Associated Press 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… Continue reading
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
Feb 02 Watch 9:15 Doctoral student held hostage for years in Iraq shares her harrowing story after release By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli doctoral student at Princeton University, was conducting research in Baghdad in 2023 when she was kidnapped by an Iran-linked militia and held in captivity for more than 900 days. Her release last September followed a high-stakes… Continue watching
Jan 21 U.S. military transfers first 150 Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq By Ghaith Alsayed, Associated Press The U.S. military said Wednesday it began transferring detainees from the Islamic State group who were held in northeastern Syria to Iraq to ensure they remain in secure facilities. Continue reading
Oct 26 Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey as part of peace effort By Stella Martany, Cinar Kiper, Associated Press A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with the Turkish government. Continue reading