Iraqis are awaiting results from a national election that was relatively peaceful but was marred by low turnout and which could help decide whether the country continues its close ties to the West or turns closer to Iran.
Iraqi forces in coordination with U.S.-backed Syrian forces have captured five senior Islamic State (IS) leaders, the U.S.-led coalition fighting IS said on May 10.
Iraqi warplanes have carried out a raid targeting commanders of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) in eastern Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said in a statement issued on May 6.
About 3,800 ancient artifacts that were illegally smuggled out of Iraq and sold to the U.S. Hobby Lobby store chain were returned on May 2.
The Central Criminal Court in Baghdad has sentenced 19 Russian women to life in prison after convicting them of joining the Islamic State terrorist group
The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is warning that violations of press freedom are no longer the practice of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships.
Executions and death sentences continued to drop globally in 2017 after hitting record-high levels in previous years, with Iran and Pakistan remaining among the world’s top five executioners, Amnesty International said on April 12.
Iraqi Kurds are struggling with the economic backlash that resulted from their controversial independence referendum.
The Iraqi cabinet on April 1 approved a plan to raise the nation's crude-oil production capacity to 6.5 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2022.
U.S. President Donald Trump's choice for his new national-security adviser, John Bolton, holds foreign policy views that in the past have clashed with those of his soon-to-be boss. Here's a look at what Bolton has said on a range of issues, including Russia, Iran, and Syria.
Survivors of one of worst-ever gas attacks on civilians struggle with the toxic legacy of chemical weapons.
He was the only child in his family to survive Saddam Hussein's 1988 chemical-weapons attack on the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja. After being adopted in Iran, Zmnako Muhammad Ahmad has made the emotional journey back home to discover his roots.
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