Forty years since the Iran-Iraq war began
While the exact number of those killed in the war is not known, at least 650,000 died, roughly two-thirds of them Iranians, according to French historian Pierre Razoux.
Iraq
United States formally announces troop reduction in Iraq
The United States has around 5,200 troops that were deployed in Iraq to fight the Islamic State militant group. Officials in the U.S.-led coalition say Iraqi forces are now mostly able to handle the remnants of Islamic State on their own.
As Trump meets Iraq’s Kadhimi, US troops withdrawal, oil deals loom large on the horizon
Five U.S. firms, including Chevron Corp (CVX.N), signed agreements on Wednesday with the Iraqi government aimed at boosting Iraq’s energy independence from Iran.
Jump in Iraqi activist killings
Activist Reham Yacoub was gunned down in the southern Iraqi province of Basra on Wednesday by unidentified gunmen, a security official and human rights watcher said, marking the second such killing in the span of a week
After Pompeo-Hussein meet U.S. Announces Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq
The United States remains the largest single donor of humanitarian assistance in Iraq and globally.
Iraqi leader says country still needs US help
Al-Kadhimi’s administration set a lofty agenda that included enacting economic reform, battling corruption, avenging protesters and bringing arms under the authority of the state.
UAE, Iran in war of words over normalisation with Israel
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on Sunday, August 16, summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires, and handed him a strong note of protest.
Islamic State threat in west Syria growing: US commander
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East is warning that elements of the Islamic State group are working to rebuild in western Syria, where the U.S. has little visibility or presence.
Six years after genocide, Yazidi community still waiting for justice
Six years after ISIL launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq, the international community must live up to its promise to deliver justice, survivor and Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad told a virtual event on Monday marking the anniversary.
The Turkish Military Operation in Northern Iraq: Goals and Dimensions
The same geopolitical considerations that the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to achieve in Syria and Libya fit into the context of the recent military operation in northern Iraq