Raheem Salman –

Fifty-three blindfolded bodies found in Iraq as political leaders bicker

August 25, 2021 at 1:22 a.m.

BAGHDAD Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces found 53 corpses, blindfolded and handcuffed, south of Baghdad on Wednesday as Shi'ite and Kurdish leaders traded accusations over an Islamist insurgency raging...

After years off-stage, Iraq’s Sistani takes charge

August 25, 2021 at 1:05 a.m.

NAJAF Iraq (Reuters) - Najaf is far from Baghdad's palaces and the battlefields of northern Iraq. Its mud-brick houses, dirt alleys and concrete office blocks project little in the way...

Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric calls for prime minister to be chosen by Tuesday

August 22, 2019 at 9:14 a.m.

The most influential Shi'ite cleric in Iraq called on the country's leaders on Friday to choose a prime minister within the next four days, a dramatic political intervention that could...

Kerry says U.S. help will only work if Iraqi leaders unite

August 25, 2021 at 12:45 a.m.

Secretary of State John Kerry said U.S. assistance to Iraq, which is seeking to repel a stunning militant advance, would only work if Iraqi leaders overcame deep divisions, the State...

Kerry says U.S. help will only work if Iraqi leaders unite

August 22, 2019 at 9:13 a.m.

Secretary of State John Kerry said U.S. assistance to Iraq, which is seeking to repel a stunning militant advance, would only work if Iraqi leaders overcame deep divisions, the State...

28 killed in attack on Shi’ite political rally in Iraq

August 24, 2021 at 11:20 p.m.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of explosions killed 28 people and wounded more than 40 at a Shi'ite political organization's rally in Iraq on Friday, police and medical sources said....

Islamist militants kill 30 in attacks around Iraq

August 24, 2021 at 11:06 p.m.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed at least 30 people around Iraq on Thursday including 12 soldiers in an assault on a remote army base in the north,...

Iraq PM’s coalition emerges as strongest force in local vote

August 24, 2021 at 9:09 a.m.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition came top in provincial elections two weeks ago, results released on Saturday showed, but failed to win a majority in any...

Iraq shuts Jordan border crossing over Sunni protests

August 23, 2021 at 8:58 p.m.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq closed a border crossing with Jordan on Wednesday after Sunni Muslim demonstrators blocked a highway to Syria and Jordan as part of mass protests against Shi'ite...

Iraq shuts Jordan border crossing over Sunni protests

August 22, 2019 at 8:04 a.m.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq closed a border crossing with Jordan on Wednesday after Sunni Muslim demonstrators blocked a highway to Syria and Jordan as part of mass protests against Shi'ite...

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