Iraq

Iraq criminalizes same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

Iran’s supreme leader tacitly acknowledges that Tehran hit little in its attack on Israel

Five rockets fired from Iraq towards U.S. military base in Syria, security sources say

Islamic State still a threat in Iraq, U.S. ambassador says

UN mission probing Islamic State crimes forced to shut in Iraq

Iraq reopens North Refinery in Baiji closed for a decade

The Islamic State group poses rising threat in Africa despite progress, UN experts say

A look at the Iraqi government’s relationship with armed groups that are clashing with U.S. forces

Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking Kataib Hezbollah commander, officials say

At least six Kurdish fighters killed in drone attack on Syrian base housing U.S. troops

U.S. retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria leave nearly 40 reportedly killed

U.S., Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen in attempt to disable attacks by Iran-backed groups

U.S. hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack

Iran won’t start a war but will respond to bullies, President Ebrahim Raisi says

Terrorist threat is high in Africa conflict zones and Afghanistan, and rose in Europe, UN experts say in new report

Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah suspends attacks on U.S. forces

Enemy drone that killed U.S. troops in Jordan was mistaken for a U.S. drone, report suggests

Washington and Baghdad plan to hold talks soon to end presence of U.S.-led coalition in Iraq

In Davos, Israel’s president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza

Iraq recalls ambassador, summons Iran’s charge d’affaires over strikes in Irbil

Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate

Islamic State attack kills three soldiers in west Iraq: military sources

Iraq holds first provincial elections in a decade

Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between U.S. troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover

U.S. embassy in Baghdad attacked with seven mortars, no casualties

Major Iranian-backed militant group vows to expand conflict if U.S. air strikes continue

Another U.S. service member injured during attacks in Iraq, Syria

U.S. conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria, retaliating for attacks on American troops

Iraq committed to OPEC+ pact on determining production levels, oil ministry says

Oil prices settle up as Iraq backs more output cuts from OPEC+

U.S. launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias

Blinken meets Palestinian leader in West Bank, stepping up Middle East diplomacy as Gaza war escalates

U.S. troops attacked in Iraq, Syria and on alert for more strikes

Iraq to end all cash withdrawals, transactions in U.S dollars by Jan. 1, 2024: official