Sulaimaniyah, Iraq: Four fighters affiliated with Turkey’s banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed Friday in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq’s autonomous northern region, Kurdish officials said. Turkish army drones targeted a “vehicle belonging to PKK fighters” in the city of Kalar, the anti-terrorist squad in Iraqi Kurdistan said in a statement. It killed […]
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PM reiterates Pakistan’s support for Iraq’s territorial integrity, sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister of Iraq Fuad Hussein met Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday wherein the latter reiterated Pakistan’s support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Iraq. During the meeting held on the sidelines of the 48th Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers, the prime minister acknowledged the successes of […]
Powering Iraqi homes one switch at a time
Sweat drips from Aqeel Hassan as he tinkers with a labyrinth of wires that connect 270 homes in Baghdad’s sprawling Sadr City. It is a thankless job, but a crucial one amid another scorching heatwave. His workplace is a humble shack right in front of his home, which comprises a bed, pigeons in a pen […]
US takes steps to return 3,500-year-old ‘Gilgamesh’ tablet to Iraq
A 3,500-year-old tablet recounting the epic of Gilgamesh that once sat in Washington’s Museum of the Bible could be returned to Iraq after a judge verified its seizure Tuesday. The rare fragment, which recounts a dream sequence from the epic in Akkadian cuneiform script, is one of many ancient artifacts from Iraq and the Middle […]
Pro-Iran groups welcome US pledge to end Iraq combat operations
Several powerful pro-Iran groups in Iraq Tuesday welcomed an announcement by Washington that US combat operations in the country will end this year, an outcome they have long demanded. US President Joe Biden declared on Monday that “we’re not going to be, at the end of the year, in a combat mission,” as he hosted […]
Biden announces end of US combat operations in Iraq
President Joe Biden declared US relations with Iraq would enter a new phase with American troops exiting combat operations in the country by year-end as he held talks Monday with Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi. Amid the threat of an Islamic State resurgence and Iran’s powerful influence in Baghdad, Biden stressed that Washington remains “committed to […]
Biden to meet Iraq PM, announce ‘new phase’ of US deployment
President Joe Biden, who will host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi Monday, is expected to launch a “new phase” of the US military presence in Iraq, formally ending combat operations but stopping short of announcing a full withdrawal. The US troop presence in Iraq will be at the heart of the meeting between the president […]
Biden to welcome weakened Iraq PM amid Iran hostility
US President Joe Biden welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi on Monday in his first meeting with the weakened leader, whose loyalties are precariously split between the US ally and pro-Iran factions at home. At the heart of the meeting will be the presence of US troops in Iraq and more broadly, whether Baghdad has […]
Drone attacks Iraq base hosting US troops: coalition
A drone attack has been carried out on a military base in Iraqi Kurdistan that hosts American troops, without causing any casualties, the US-led coalition said Saturday. The attack comes with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi expected to meet US President Joe Biden in Washington on Monday to discuss a possible full US troop withdrawal […]
Iraqi PM to focus on US troop withdrawal in Biden meeting
Weakened by pro-Iran factions at home, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi will meet with US President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss a possible full US troop withdrawal from his country. The White House talks between the two allies come just a week after a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group, despite Baghdad […]