‘This is what sanctions look like’: the film showing Saddam’s Iraq through children’s eyes

A film whose ingredients include eggs, flour, sugar and economic sanctions sounds improbable, but The President’s Cake takes ...

Exclusive-US slows transfers of Islamic State detainees to Iraq, sources say

By Ahmed Rasheed, Maya Gebeily and John Irish BAGHDAD Jan 30 (Reuters) - Transfers of Islamic State detainees from Syria to ...

The elephant in the room between Trump and oil execs: Iraq

President Donald Trump painted a simplistic picture for the US operation in Venezuela: go in, get the oil and start exporting ...
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Where does Iraq stand as US turns up heat on Iran?

Faced with political deadlock, open American meddling and the threat of war across its borders, is Iraq being dragged back to darker times after achieving hard-won stability? After decades of conflict ...

Iraq's Maliki in Trump's crosshairs after nomination for new term

In his latest direct intervention in another country’s politics, Trump warned Iraq that if it picked the Iranian-backed Nouri ...

Trump warns against Nouri al-Maliki’s return as prime minister of Iraq

US President Donald Trump has warned Iraq over reinstatement of Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister, saying that the country “descended into poverty and total chaos” under his previous leadership.

Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten attacks as U.S. aircraft carrier approaches

The threats came as the USS Abraham Lincoln and guided-missile destroyers arrived to "promote regional security and stability ...

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq declare support for regime in case of war against US

Kaabi, a leader of paramilitary forces in Iraq, verbally attacked Trump and his Iraq envoy, saying that repeated violations ...