Iraq

He Gifted A Bike To A Child Refugee. 24 Years Later, She Tracked Him Down

Offbeat | Thursday August 15, 2019

Mevan Babbakar, a former child refugee from Iraq has managed to find the man who bought her a bike when she was five-years-old.

US Man Deported To Iraq, Where He Never Lived. He Died Of A Disease

World News | Tim Elfrink, The Washington Post | Friday August 9, 2019

Jimmy Aldaoud crouched on a sidewalk, miserable, hungry and short on insulin. The 41-year-old with diabetes and severe mental illness had spent nearly his whole life in Detroit until just over two months ago, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported him to Iraq - a country he'd never set foot in.

"Sushma Swaraj Was A Phone Call Away": Families Of Indians Killed In Iraq

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

Families of the 39 Indian workers who were kidnapped and killed by ISIS terrorists in Iraq in 2014 recalled how Sushma Swaraj had worked painstakingly for four years to find the whereabouts of all of them.

Navy SEAL Platoon Kicked Out Of Iraq For Drinking While Deployed: Officials

World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Thursday July 25, 2019

The commander of a U.S. Special Operations task force in Iraq has sent home a platoon of Navy SEALs for drinking while deployed, U.S. defense officials said, the latest discipline incident that has emerged for an elite force relied upon heavily by the Pentagon.

May Unleash Terror Such People Would Forget Al Qaeda: Imran Khan On Iran

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2019

Cautioning the United States about any misadventure against Iran, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said any action on the lines of Iraq could be much worse and people would "forget al-Qaeda".

Indian Condemns Terror Attack In Iraq That Killed Turkish Diplomat

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

India on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack in the Iraqi city of Erbil in which a Turkish diplomat was killed and called for concerted action by the international community against terrorism.

1 Killed, Dozens Injured As 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Iran

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday July 8, 2019

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck southwest Iran near the border with Iraq on Monday, causing one death due to a heart attack and dozens of injuries, the country's relief and rescue organisation said.

US Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Most Serious Charges In War Crimes Trial

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 3, 2019

A US Navy SEAL platoon leader charged with committing war crimes in Iraq was acquitted by a military jury on Tuesday of murder and all other counts except for unlawfully posing with the corpse of a captive ISIS fighter.

Witness In Murder Trial Says US Navy SEAL Didn't Kill Prisoner, He Did

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 21, 2019

A witness in the court-martial trial of a decorated US Navy SEAL charged with killing a captive teenage militant while deployed to Iraq confessed on Thursday that it was he -- not the defendant -- who put an end to the boy's life.

ISIS Shift In Strategy May Threaten India, Sri Lanka, Warns Intel

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday June 20, 2019

India and Sri Lanka are likely to be under threat with terror group ISIS turning its attention to the Indian Ocean Region in the wake of losses across Syria and Iraq, intelligence reports have warned.

Iraq Court Sentences Two French Men To Death For Being ISIS Fighters

World News | Reuters | Sunday June 2, 2019

An Iraqi court sentenced two French men to death on Sunday after finding them guilty of being members of ISIS, a prosecutor told Reuters. Iraq is conducting trials of thousands of suspected ISIS fighters, including hundreds of foreigners, with many arrested as the group's strongholds crumbled.

As US-Iran Tension Simmers, Rocket Fired Near Iraq's US Embassy

World News | Reuters | Monday May 20, 2019

A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and diplomatic missions, on Sunday night, falling near the US Embassy but causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.

Rocket Fired Into Baghdad Green Zone Where Embassies Are Located

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 20, 2019

A Katyusha rocket was fired Sunday into Baghdad's Green Zone housing government offices and embassies including the US mission, days after the United States evacuated staff from Iraq citing threats from Iran.

Donald Trump May Pardon Military Men Accused Or Convicted Of War Crimes: Report

World News | Reuters | Sunday May 19, 2019

US President Donald Trump has asked for files to be prepared on pardoning several U.S. military members accused of or convicted of war crimes, including one slated to stand trial on charges of shooting unarmed civilians while in Iraq, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

Amid Iran Tensions, US Orders Partial Evacuation Of Embassy In Baghdad, Arbil

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2019

The US State Department on Wednesday ordered all non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Arbil, as tensions mount between the United States and Iraq's neighbor Iran.