UK govt, British Airways sued over 1990 Kuwait hostage crisis
LONDON, June 30, 2024 (AFP) - Passengers and crew of a British Airways flight who were taken hostage in Kuwait…
2 years ago
Iraq
Iraqi female TikTok star shot dead: officials
BAGHDAD, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - A gunman on a motorbike shot dead a well-known Iraqi social media influencer known…
2 years ago
What we know about US strikes against Iran targets
WASHINGTON, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - The United States on Friday carried out strikes against Iranian forces in Iraq and…
2 years ago
Biden says he’s decided response to Jordan attack
By Andrew Caballero-Reynolds with Danny Kemp in Washington JUPITER, United States, Jan 30, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden…
2 years ago
US strikes kill eight pro-Iran fighters in Iraq, angering Baghdad
By Ammar Karim BAGHDAD, Nov 22, 2023 (AFP) - US fighter jets struck two targets in Iraq early on Wednesday,…
2 years ago
‘Dead or alive’: Iraq’s Yazidis anxiously await IS-abducted relatives
by Kamal Taha Agence France-Presse SHARYA, Iraq (AFP) -- After paying nearly $100,000 in ransoms to free 10 family members,…
3 years ago
20 years after US invasion, war-scarred Iraq faces uncertain future
by Ammar Karim Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraq on Monday marks 20 years since the start of the…
3 years ago
Islamic State group announces death of leader
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed…
3 years ago
Russia calls on Turkey to show ‘restraint’ in Syria
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Russia on Tuesday said it hoped Turkey would exercise "restraint" and refrain from "any excessive use…
3 years ago
Iraq protesters disperse after Sadr demands end to deadly clashes
by Guillaume Decamme Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr withdrew Tuesday from Baghdad's…
4 years ago
Fighting in Iraqi capital leaves 23 dead after Sadr quits politics
by Guillaume Decamme Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Fighting between rival Iraqi forces raged for a second day Tuesday…
4 years ago
Shelling targets Baghdad’s Green Zone amid deadly chaos after Sadr quits politics
by Guillaume Decamme Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Shelling targeted Baghdad's high-security Green Zone Monday, a security source said,…
4 years ago
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