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EXPLAINER: What's behind the storming of Iraq's parliament?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe followers of the influential populist Shiite cleric came by the thousands to storm Iraq's...
Will Iraq be the next Afghanistan?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoViolent clashes between rival factions within Iraq's majority Shiite Muslim community left 23 people dead and hundreds more wounded this week. The mayhem...
Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at George W. Bush has one regret
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo decades after the U.S. led the invasion of Iraq, one of the most memorable moments for many in...
Deadlock gives Iraq record run without government, hampering reforms
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq marked its longest post-election deadlock on Wednesday as infighting among...
Explainer-Iraq's competing Shi'ite armed factions and parties
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a...
Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, set up sit-in
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric stormed into Iraq's parliament on Saturday,...
Threat of protests, violent escalation stirs fears in Iraq
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThousands gathered in Baghdad on Monday for a counter-rally called by Iran-backed groups against...
The man who threw his shoes at George Bush is still not ready to forgive
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeorge W. Bush had just finished his last speech to the Iraqi people, in Baghdad, as president of...
Iraqi cleric calls for dissolution of parliament, early vote
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInfluential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told followers Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside...
Iraqi parliament approves new Cabinet in long-awaited vote
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraq's parliament gave its vote of confidence to a new Cabinet on Thursday, breaking a yearlong...