Rockets fired at US embassy in Iraq after attacks on bases
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Three rockets were fired at the US embassy in Iraq early Thursday, the Iraqi army said,…
5 years ago
Iraq
Rocket attack, 3rd in 3 days, targets US in Iraq: army
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- The Iraqi army said two rockets were fired Tuesday at a base hosting Americans, in…
5 years ago
Iraq health minister resigns over deadly hospital fire
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraq's health minister resigned on Tuesday, ten days after a fire in a Baghdad Covid-19 hospital…
5 years ago
Fire kills 82 at Iraqi Covid hospital, health minister suspended
by Ammar Karim and Salam Faraj Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- More than 80 people died Sunday…
5 years ago
3 rockets hit Baghdad airport base housing US troops: security sources
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Three rockets crashed into a base at the Iraqi capital's airport housing US troops Friday,…
5 years ago
Iraq Covid-19 cases surpass one million: health ministry
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Covid-19 infections in Iraq surpassed one million on Wednesday, the health ministry said, a figure unmatched…
5 years ago
7 rockets target Iraq base housing US troops: security source
SAMARRA, Iraq (AFP) -- Seven rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase housing US troops north of Baghdad on Monday, a security…
5 years ago
Iraq receives first Covid vaccines, gift from China
Sinopharm vaccine delivery paves way for immediate vaccination BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraq on Tuesday received 50,000 Sinopharm vaccines donated…
5 years ago
US vows to ‘hold accountable those responsible’ for Arbil attack
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for an investigation into a rocket attack…
5 years ago
Oak trees take root in Iraqi Kurdistan to help climate
by Qassim Khidir Agence France-Presse ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) — Delband Rawanduzi spoke softly to her oak seedlings, as if willing…
5 years ago
US extends Iraq sanctions waiver for further 3 months
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — The US has granted Iraq a three-month extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import…
5 years ago
Macron to back Iraq ‘sovereignty’ on first Baghdad visit
by Jerome Rivet and Maya Gebeily BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Baghdad Wednesday on his…
6 years ago
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