April 10, 2020 Gen. Jack Keane: US adversaries are trying to push disinformation about COVID-19 Adversaries of the United States are trying to push disinformation about America's handling of the coronavirus outbreak using several tactics, Fox News Senior Strategic Analyst Gen. Jack Keane explained Friday.
April 7, 2020 Mideastern burial traditions clash with fears of contagion Mohammed al-Dulfi's 67-year-old father died on March 21 after a brief struggle against the new coronavirus, but it would take nine days for his body to find a final resting place in the Shiite holy city of Najaf in southern Iraq.
April 2, 2020 US military moves air defense systems into Iraq following attacks on American troops The U.S. military said Thursday air defense systems are "moving" into Iraq following attacks on American and coalition forces in recent weeks.
March 26, 2020 China cashes in off coronavirus, selling Spain $467 million in supplies, some of them substandard As the novel coronavirus continues its diabolical trek around the world, some countries are finding themselves in a difficult situation. Low on supplies or money, traditional American allies like Spain, Italy, France and Japan have had to turn to China for help.
March 26, 2020 Iraqi military says 2 rockets hit Baghdad's Green Zone, home of US Embassy Iraq's military on Thursday said at least two rockets hit inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq's government and home to the U.S. Embassy, according to an Iraqi military statement, the first attack following a brief lull in violence from earlier this month.
March 25, 2020 Iraqis protest burying coronavirus dead, defy government and gather for mass pilgrimage In the already battle-worn Iraq, security forces are now struggling to control much of the country in the face of the ascending coronavirus pandemic.
March 19, 2020 China recasts itself as global coronavirus response leader as US, Europe struggle In a matter of weeks, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Communist Party have gone from being selfish villains responsible for a deadly pandemic to global heroes ready to pitch in and help countries that have been hard hit by the coronavirus.
March 18, 2020 Iran sees biggest single-day spike in coronavirus deaths, as toll surpasses 1,135 The death toll from the new coronavirus in Iran saw a nearly 15 percent spike overnight Tuesday.
March 17, 2020 Baghdad's Green Zone hits with rockets near US Embassy, officials say Three rockets were fired into Baghdad's Green Zone near the American Embassy in Iraq on Tuesday, just one day after a training base with U.S. troops and NATO trainers was attacked, according to Iraqi security officials.
March 17, 2020 Kataeb Hezbollah, the shadowy Iranian-backed militia behind attacks on US troops in Iraq While the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravish and consume the globe, U.S. troops stationed in Iraq continue to battle the threat of Iran-backed militias, in recent days going head-to-head with what is considered one of the most shadowy and lethal units: Kataeb Hezbollah, often called KH.