Mar 15 Why U.S. forces remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’ By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Twenty years after the U.S. invaded Iraq — in blinding explosions of shock and awe — American forces remain in the country in what has become a small but consistent presence to ensure an ongoing relationship with a key military… Continue reading
Mar 12 Iraqi prime minister promises action to tackle climate change, transition to renewables By Associated Press Iraq's prime minister Sunday promised sweeping measures to tackle climate change — which has affected millions across the country — including plans to meet a third of the country's electricity demands using renewable energy. Continue reading
Mar 07 A timeline of the Iraq War By Zachary Laub, Kevin Lizarazo, Jeremy Sherlick, Council on Foreign Relations In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq. In the years since, there have been over 4,700 U.S. and allied troop deaths, and more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed. Meanwhile, questions linger over Iraq’s fractious political situation. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 3:20 An Iraqi-American photojournalist’s Brief But Spectacular take on refugees By Melissa Williams When he was a child, artist and photographer Wesaam Al-Badry's family fled his home country of Iraq at the onset of the Gulf War. That experience has sculpted much of his work, which focuses on capturing human struggle with dignity… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 8:12 Skyrocketing methamphetamine use poses new security threat in Iraq By Simona Foltyn The Middle East has long been plagued by conflicts, but now a crisis of a different sort is taking hold. The narcotics trade poses new security threats and risks forever changing societies whose conservative norms had usage in check. Special… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Military-age men fleeing Russia over call-ups, Putin grants Snowden citizenship In our news wrap Monday, new protests flared in Russia over military call-ups for the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin granted Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden, Iran attacked Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq and accused them of instigating protests across… Continue watching
Aug 31 Tensions remain high as Baghdad recovers from bloody political clashes By Samya Kullab, Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes have been laid to rest as the country's parliament speaker called for three days of mourning for the dozens killed. Continue reading
Aug 30 What caused the recent clashes in Baghdad? By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Iraq witnessed bloody street violence for nearly 24 hours spurred by loyalists of a powerful Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, that was the culmination of a 10-month power struggle. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Violence in Iraq kills dozens, U.S. says Iran tried to steal its drone In our news wrap Tuesday, violence between rival factions in Iraq leaves 30 dead and dozens more wounded in Baghdad, the U.S. Navy says Iran tried to snatch its unmanned surveillance vessel in international waters, fighting raged in Ukraine as… Continue watching
Aug 30 Iraqis leave streets after clashes following cleric’s plea to retreat By Samya Kullab, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Following two days of deadly unrest that sparked fears instability might spread throughout the country and even the region, cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told his supporters to leave the government quarter where they had rallied. Continue reading