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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...
Explainer-Iraq's competing Shi'ite armed factions and parties
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a...
Biden to host Iraq’s leader as Mideast tensions soar
Military Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to host Iraq’s leader this week for talks that come as tensions across the Middle East have soared over the...
Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (AP) — It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. Here are some key dates...
Iraqi parliament approves unpopular election law amendments
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIraq's parliament approved on Monday amendments to the elections law, a move that has angered...
Populist Iraq cleric al-Sadr suspends movement, citing corruption
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (AP) — Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced on...
Who’s running for Shreveport Mayor in 2022? Here’s a list of candidates
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTen candidates are campaigning for the office of Shreveport mayor in the 2022 election cycle. The...
Auditors in Iraq uncover staggering $2.5 billion tax fraud
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAuditors in Iraq have uncovered a massive scheme in which a network of businesses and officials...
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...
Who is UUP leader Doug Beattie?
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDoug Beattie: The basics Date of birth: 13 October 1965 Family: Married Margaret in 1987; two sons Education: Left school at 16 with no formal...