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Feb 6, 2024 · FILE - U.N. special representative to Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert speaks during a conference in Baghdad, Iraq, June 12, 2023. Iraq’s government is focused on avoiding a domestic or regional spillover of the Israel-Hamas war but continuing attacks on the country threaten its hard-won stability, Hennis-Plasschaert warned Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Feb 27, 2023 · Published 10:24 PM PDT, February 26, 2023. BAGHDAD (AP) — Nearly 20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by U.S.-led forces, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid wants the world to know his country now is at peace, democratic and intent on rebuilding economic life while maintaining a government that serves the whole country and the region.
Dec 26, 2023 · Dec 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. military carried out retaliatory air strikes on Monday in Iraq after a one-way drone attack earlier in the day by Iran-aligned militants that left one U.S. service ...
Feb 7, 2024 · Breaking news and top stories from Iraq. The latest on the economy, politics, government, and business
Nov 10, 2023 · United States troops in Iraq have been targeted in new attacks using drones and explosives, military and security sources reported. Three attacks took place on Thursday, the sources told Reuters ...
Dec 11, 2023 · A rocket attack on the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Friday marked a further escalation as Iraqi officials scramble to contain the ripple effects of the latest Middle East war. Iran holds considerable sway in Iraq and a coalition of Iran-backed groups brought Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to power in October 2022.
May 18, 2023 · Iraq’s stability and hard-won gains require robust support amid concerns of shrinking civic space, postponed elections, and an unfolding climate emergency, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday. “Now is not the time to be complacent, or to take for granted that Iraq has turned a corner,” said the UN ...
