No coalition troops hurt in rocket attack at Iraq base
BAGHDAD — A barrage of Katyusha rockets targeted an Iraqi air base that houses American troops south of the city of Mosul on Friday, officials said. N...
Iraqi spiritual leader warns of ‘great risks’ from protests
BAGHDAD — Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric urged political leaders Friday to find a way out of the current cycle of anti-government protests and a sub...
Erdogan: Turkey captured slain IS leader al-Baghdadi’s wife
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has captured a wife of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdog...
Iraq protesters storm Baghdad bridge, medic killed
BAGHDAD — Anti-government protesters in Iraq stormed a fourth bridge Wednesday in central Baghdad, where security forces pushed them back with batons ...
3 protesters killed in clashes as Iraq tries to reopen port
BAGHDAD — At least three anti-government protesters have been killed in clashes with security forces in southern Iraq, officials said Tuesday, as auth...
In last days, al-Baghdadi sought safety in shrinking domain
BEIRUT — In his last months on the run, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was agitated, fearful of traitors, sometimes disguised as a sh...
Turkey says it captured slain IS leader’s sister in Syria
BEIRUT — Turkey captured the elder sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria on Monday, according to a senior Turkis...
At least 5 protesters killed in new round of clashes in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Anti-government protesters crossed a major bridge in Baghdad on Monday, approaching the prime minister's office and the headquarters of Iraq...
Iraqi protesters attack Iran consulate in Karbala
BAGHDAD — Dozens of Iraqi protesters attacked the Iranian consulate in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Sunday, scaling the concrete barriers ringin...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump puffs up Islamic State raid and more
WASHINGTON — Seeing U.S. forces track down and kill the Islamic State's leader wasn't enough for President Donald Trump. He puffed up and told a story...
Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet
BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of Iraqis massed in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstrations since anti-government protests erupted...
Trump claim to Syrian oil raises many questions
WASHINGTON — By claiming a right to Syria's oil, President Donald Trump has added more complexity — as well as additional U.S. forces and time — to an...
In nod to protests, Iraq president calls for new voting law
BAGHDAD — Iraq's president on Thursday called for the drafting of a new election law and said he would approve early elections once it is enacted, bow...
Rocket attack kills Iraqi soldier, adding to growing unrest
BAGHDAD — Two rockets were fired into Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on Wednesday, killing one Iraqi soldier and adding to the violence gripping the c...
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
BAGHDAD — The day after anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at night and took a helicopter ...
After killing, GOP skeptics still doubt Trump foreign policy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump provoked biting criticism from fellow Republicans with his sudden decision this month to withdraw most U.S. troops...
Masked gunmen attack protesters in Iraq holy city; 18 killed
BAGHDAD — Masked gunmen opened fire at Iraqi protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding hundreds, securi...
US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault
WASHINGTON — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's mo...
Protests rattle the postwar order in Lebanon and Iraq
BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of people, many of them young and unemployed men, thronged public squares and blocked main streets Friday in the capitals ...
Iraq official: US troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks
BAGHDAD — U.S troops withdrawing from northeastern Syria to Iraq are "transiting" and will leave the country within four weeks, Iraq's defense ministe...
Esper arrives in Baghdad to discuss US troop deployments
BAGHDAD — Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad Wednesday, as chaos swirled along the Turkey-Syria border and Iraqi leaders chafed over repo...