March 13, 2022 Iran claims responsibility for missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq Iraq has claimed responsibility Sunday for a missile barrage near a U.S. consulate complex in Irbil, citing its motive as retaliation for the killing of two Revolutionary Guard members a few days prior.
March 12, 2022 Missiles fired toward US consulate in Iraq came from Iran: officials Iran fired a series of missiles toward the U.S. consulate in Erbil, Iraq, on Sunday, according to U.S. officials.
February 6, 2022 China increases Middle East investment as US backs out of region The Belt and Road Initiative would help China impose greater influence over Central Asia and the Middle East through increasing trade and construction contracts.
February 3, 2022 Who is Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — the leader of ISIS killed in US raid? The Islamic State leader killed Thursday during a U.S. Special Operations forces raid in Syria was working undercover trying to rebuild the terrorist group, carried a gun wherever he went and once was detained by American forces in Iraq nearly 15 years ago, reports say.
January 26, 2022 Iraqi national pleads guilty to defrauding US refugee program: Justice Dept. A Iraqi national has pleaded guilty to defrauding U.S. refugee programs, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
January 13, 2022 US Embassy in Baghdad targeted by 4 rockets: Iraqi officials At least four rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, two Iraqi security officials said. The area is home to diplomatic missions and the seat of Iraq's government,
January 5, 2022 US troops come under attack in Iraq and Syria in days after Soleimani death anniversary A base hosting U.S. troops at Baghdad’s international airport came under rocket fire on Wednesday while indirect fire hit another base hosting U.S. troops in Syria, part of a string of attacks in the days after the anniversary of the death of top Iranian general Qassim Soleimani.
January 3, 2022 2 armed drones intercepted as they approached Iraqi base hosting US troops: report Two drones were intercepted Monday as they neared an Iraqi base that had been housing American forces on the anniversary of the U.S. assassination of a top Iranian commander, a report said.
January 1, 2022 Baghdad rally marks anniversary of Iranian general's death; US, Israeli flags trampled Chanting anti-American slogans, hundreds of people rallied in the Iraqi capital Saturday to mark the anniversary of the killing of a powerful Iranian general and a top Iraqi militia leader in a U.S. drone strike.
January 1, 2022 Iraq War Army vet – jailed for murder charge – says he was defending family In September, Alejandro Gonzalez, an Iraq war Army veteran honored for his service in combat, drove his family from Union City, Georgia, to Baltimore to see his mother.
