Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soilIraq is caught in a regional war's crossfire, facing strikes from both Iran and the U.S. This dual threat jeopardizes the nation's economy,...
13 Mar, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Indian-American woman named head of FBI field office in Salt Lake CityIndian-American Shohini Sinha, a counter-terrorism specialist, has been named as the special agent in charge of the FBI's field office in S...
02 Aug, 2023, 11.16 AM IST
Iraq expels Sweden envoy as Koran stomped in StockholmNews that Swedish authorities would permit the protest to proceed on free speech grounds had led hundreds of Iraqis to storm and torch Swed...
21 Jul, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
Two rockets fired near US embassy in Baghdad: Security sourceAttacks on US interests in Iraq had been launched almost daily in recent months, blamed on pro-Iran armed groups within the security appara...
29 Jul, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Iraq doesn't need United States' combat troops: PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi``The war against IS and the readiness of our forces requires a special timetable, and this depends on the negotiations that we will conduc...
25 Jul, 2021, 12.48 PM IST
Donald Trump aims to box in Joe Biden abroad, but it may not workThe Trump administration's determined efforts to thwart potential Biden policy reversals actually began months earlier, half a world away f...
23 Nov, 2020, 11.26 AM IST
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledges support for Iraq, targets pro-Iran militiasPompeo spoke after talks with senior Iraqi officials and a day before a White House meeting between Trump and Iraq's prime minister, Mustaf...
19 Aug, 2020, 10.25 PM IST
Iraq to join China's Belt and Road projectThe Belt and Road Initiative is a massive global network of ports, railways, roads and industrial parks spanning Asia, Africa, the Middle E...
23 Sep, 2019, 07.55 PM IST
The Iraqi campaign to retake Ramadi from ISIS is a looming disasterA successful campaign to retake the city could send ISIS into retreat. But failure would only solidify the jihadists' hold over a sizable p...
01 Jun, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
The US is embracing a dark reality in IraqThe Iraqi army, which the US has tried to build up into a viable fighting force, fled when faced with dozens of car bombs in the provincial...
01 Jun, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria poses 'legitimate threat' to Baghdad, says PentagonApproximately 90 additional troops assigned to help stand up the Baghdad joint operations center have arrived on station in Baghdad, Kirby ...
25 Jun, 2014, 01.47 PM IST
Pursuing 'inclusive agenda' critical to Iraq's success: USAt present there are the less than 200 American personnel already assigned to the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at its Baghdad Emb...
21 Jun, 2014, 09.07 AM IST
US ready to ally with Iran on Iraq crisisSworn enemies just over a year ago, the US & Iran are becoming unlikely allies in the fight against Sunni extremists in Iraq who are backed...
17 Jun, 2014, 12.57 PM IST
US plans nearly $1 billion arms deal with IraqThe United States plans to sell nearly $1 billion worth of warplanes, armored vehicles and surveillance aerostats to Iraq.
15 May, 2014, 10.35 AM IST
China reaps the most from the Iraq oil boom: ReportThe energy-hungry China is now biggest customer of Iraq's oil and is eyeing an even larger share, a media report today said
03 Jun, 2013, 05.46 PM IST
- Eight die in US attack inside Syria: official media
American helicopter-borne troops launched an assault on Sunday on a building in a Syrian border village with Iraq, killing eight civilians.
27 Oct, 2008, 02.44 AM IST
- US forces raid al-Sadr's stronghold
A day after radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr resurfaced to end nearly four months in hiding and demand U.S. troops leave Iraq, America...
26 May, 2007, 02.00 PM IST