Ahmed Rasheed

Iraqi soldiers describe heavy casualties as Islamic State overruns camp

June 25, 2019 at 12:35 a.m.

Iraqi soldiers described on Monday how Islamic State fighters inflicted heavy losses in a chaotic raid on a military base just an hour's drive from Baghdad, highlighting the jihadists' ability...

Iraqi factions hit new delay in forming government

August 25, 2021 at 5:39 a.m.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament failed on Sunday to break a political deadlock that is holding up the formation of a new government to tackle an Islamist-led insurgency raging less...

Embassy staff evacuated as Iraqi rebels seize northwest town

August 25, 2021 at 5:46 a.m.

The United States is beefing up security at its embassy in Baghdad and will evacuate some workers out of the Iraqi capital, the U.S. State Department said on Sunday. The...

Embassy staff evacuated as Iraqi rebels seize northwest town

August 22, 2019 at 2:13 p.m.

The United States is beefing up security at its embassy in Baghdad and will evacuate some workers out of the Iraqi capital, the U.S. State Department said on Sunday. The...

Kerry says U.S. help will only work if Iraqi leaders unite

August 25, 2021 at 5:45 a.m.

Secretary of State John Kerry said U.S. assistance to Iraq, which is seeking to repel a stunning militant advance, would only work if Iraqi leaders overcame deep divisions, the State...

Kerry says U.S. help will only work if Iraqi leaders unite

August 22, 2019 at 2:13 p.m.

Secretary of State John Kerry said U.S. assistance to Iraq, which is seeking to repel a stunning militant advance, would only work if Iraqi leaders overcame deep divisions, the State...

Iraqis vote as violence grips a divided country

August 25, 2021 at 4:25 a.m.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq held a democratic vote to choose a leader with no foreign troops present for the first time on Wednesday, as Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sought...

Special Report: Iraqi forces, images testify to atrocities in new fighting

August 25, 2021 at 3:09 a.m.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The video shows a male corpse lying in the dirt, one end of a rope tied around his legs, the other fastened to the back of an...

Iraqi leaders give conflicting answers on reported Iran arms deal

December 23, 2018 at 10:07 p.m.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi officials gave contradictory accounts on Tuesday about whether or not Baghdad had agreed to buy $195 million worth of arms and ammunition from Iran as reported...

Iraqi leaders give conflicting answers on reported Iran arms deal

November 4, 2021 at 1:12 a.m.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi officials gave contradictory accounts on Tuesday about whether or not Baghdad had agreed to buy $195 million worth of arms and ammunition from Iran as reported...

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