Baghdad

"Egregious, Disgusting": Trump Pardons Spark Outrage

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 24, 2020

An angry backlash Wednesday met US President Donald Trump's pardons of corrupt Republican congressmen and security guards convicted of killing 14 civilians in a 2007 Baghdad massacre.

Rockets Hit Near US Embassy In Iraq As Tensions Flare

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 21, 2020

A volley of rockets exploded near the US embassy in Baghdad Sunday, as tensions mount ahead of the anniversary of the US killing top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on Iraqi soil.

Biden Picks Retired General Lloyd Austin As First Black Pentagon Chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 8, 2020

Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to be the first African-American secretary of defense, US media reported Monday.

6 Iraqi Security Personnel, 3 Civilians Dead In ISIS Ambush In Baghdad: Police

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 22, 2020

Six Iraqi security personnel and three civilians were killed in an ambush Saturday carried out by the Islamic State group north of Baghdad, police and a local official said.

US Embassy In Iraq Hit By Rocket Attack Breaking Month-Long Truce, 1 Dead

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 18, 2020

A volley of rockets slammed into the Iraqi capital Baghdad late Tuesday, killing one girl and breaking a month-long truce on attacks against the US embassy.

11 Killed In ISIS Attack In Baghdad: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 9, 2020

An ISIS group attack on a lookout point west of Baghdad manned by a state-sponsored tribal force left 11 people dead late Sunday, security sources and medics told AFP.

Hundreds In Baghdad Demand Ouster Of US Troops From Iraq

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 7, 2020

Several hundred protesters gathered in the Iraqi capital on Saturday afternoon to demand US troops leave the country in accordance with a parliament vote earlier this year.

At Least 5 Iraqi Civilians Killed In Anti-US Rocket Attack

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 29, 2020

Three Iraqi children and two women from the same family were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad airport, where US troops are stationed, fell instead on their home, the army said.

Air India Plans To Operate Special Flight From Iraq To New Delhi On September 17

India News | ANI | Thursday September 10, 2020

Air India is intending to operate a special evacuation charter flight to facilitate the return of stranded Indian nationals from Basra in Iraq to New Delhi on September 17 under the Vande Bharat Mission, the Indian Embassy in Baghdad said on Thursday.

Rockets Hit Iraq Military Base That Hosts US-Led Coalition Troops, No Casualties

World News | Reuters | Sunday August 16, 2020

Two Katyusha rockets fell in Iraq's Taji base north of Baghdad that hosts US-led coalition troops, with no casualties being reported, the coalition spokesman and state news agency said on Saturday.

Rocket Hits Near US Embassy In Baghdad's Green Zone: Security Sources

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 19, 2020

One rocket hit near the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday morning, security sources told AFP, the first to land in the high-security zone in weeks.

US, UK Troops Among 3 Dead In Iraq Rocket Attack

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 12, 2020

An American soldier and a British soldier, as well as one US contractor, were killed Wednesday when rockets hit an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad, a US military official said.

Rockets Hit US Embassy In Baghdad As Anti-Government Protests Spike

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 27, 2020

Three rockets slammed into the US embassy in Iraq's capital on Sunday in the first direct hit reported after months of close calls, as thousands kept up anti-government sit-ins across the country.

3 Rockets Hit Baghdad's Green Zone Near US Embassy: Security Sources

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 21, 2020

Three rockets hit near the US embassy in the Iraqi capital's high-security Green Zone, security sources told AFP, with no immediate reports of casualties.

Amid Tension Over Soleimani Killing, US Resumes Joint Military Operations In Iraq

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 16, 2020

The United States on Wednesday resumed joint military operations with Iraq that had been put on pause after the US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, the New York Times reported.