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April 16, 2024

Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison detainee shares emotional testimony in trial against Virginia military contractor

Former detainees of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison are suing Virginia-based military contractor CACI for what they claim is its role in the torture they suffered while imprisoned.

April 15, 2024

Republicans express deep concern over Iraqi PM visit to White House, connections to terrorist orgs

Republican lawmakers questioned the White House on its decision to host Iraqi Prime Minister Shia Al-Sudani on April 15, after Iraq was connected to Iran's attack on Israel.

April 11, 2024

How an Iraq War veteran coped with PTSD by using taste mindfulness and bourbon

U.S. Army veteran Fred Minnick became a world-renowned bourbon expert following his tour in Iraq. Minnick returned home to the U.S. with PTSD and trauma — and used mindfulness to heal.

March 25, 2024

Iraqi cop sentenced to death for killing security analyst is acquitted

Ahmed Hamdawi al-Kinani has been acquitted and released from prison following a retrial over the 2020 murder of prominent security expert Hisham al-Hashimi.

March 19, 2024

Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militant positions in Iraq after attack kills soldier, wounds 4

Turkey's latest airstrikes on Kurdish militants based in Iraq comes shortly after a Turkish soldier was killed in an attack believed to be perpetrated by the PKK separatist group.

March 19, 2024

Iraq's former defense minister arrested in Swedish airport for alleged benefits fraud

Iraq's former defense minister, who holds citizenship in both Iraq and Sweden, was arrested on Monday in Sweden on suspicion of illegally receiving benefits.

March 19, 2024

Iraqi immigrant plotted to smuggle assassins through Mexico to kill former US president: docs

An Iraqi immigrant living in Ohio planned to smuggle assassins into the U.S. through Mexico to assassinate former president, but his plot was foiled.

March 13, 2024

Biden admin under pressure to stop billions of dollars in sanctions relief to Iran

Amid Biden’s ongoing waiver of billions of dollars in  sanctions relief to the Iran, a new push is unfolding to stop the White House’s payments to America’s top enemy.

February 7, 2024

Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking commander involved in attack that killed 3 US soldiers

A drone strike in Baghdad has killed three members of a powerful Iranian-backed miltia in retaliation for a drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan late last month.

February 6, 2024

UN envoy warns more attacks on Iraq threaten its hard-won stability

Iraq's government is intent to avoid spillover from the volatile Israel-Hamas war, which is threatening to draw regional powers into the bloody conflict.