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Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani hopes to persuade the world that he can solve Iraq's problems when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly this week. When Iraq's prime minister addresses [...]

New regulations on ''degrading content'' are part of a broader campaign to silence independent voices. In one social media clip, a young Iraqi woman dances at a national soccer tournament. [...]

New regulations on “degrading content” are part of a broader campaign to silence independent voices. In one social media clip, a young Iraqi woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsXlCkWI3ok at a national soccer tournament. [...]

Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli researcher, was seized in late March by an Iraqi Shiite group shortly after leaving a Baghdad cafe. The office of the Israeli prime minister confirmed she [...]

Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli researcher, was seized in late March by an Iraqi Shiite group shortly after leaving a Baghdad cafe, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. An Israeli researcher missing [...]

Sweden has been widely condemned for allowing the burning of the Muslim holy book outside a mosque on Wednesday during Eid al-Adha, a major Islamic holiday. The burning of a [...]

The man is believed to have been part of a Qaeda terrorist cell that was partly responsible for bombings that killed at least 376 people in Iraq in 2009 and [...]

BAGHDAD — The thump of a car bomb explosion, then a whoosh of flame interrupting homework; the low boom of a roadside bomb and seconds later the shattering of glass [...]

BAGHDAD -- The thump of a car bomb explosion, then a whoosh of flame interrupting homework; the low boom of a roadside bomb and seconds later the shattering of glass [...]

In the 20 years since the United States invaded Iraq, Iran has built up loyal militias inside Iraq, gained deep political influence in the country and reaped economic benefits. For [...]

In the 20 years since the United States invaded Iraq, Iran has built up loyal militias inside Iraq, gained deep political influence in the country and reaped economic benefits. For [...]

A couple of streets away from the new buildings and noisy main road of the desert city of Falluja, there was once a sports stadium. The goal posts are long [...]

A couple of streets away from the new buildings and noisy main road of the desert city of Falluja, there was oncea sports stadium. The goal posts are long gone, [...]

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III met senior Iraqi officials less than two weeks before the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III [...]

The regulations were meant to prevent dollar transfers to corrupt actors. But they have ended up harming ordinary Iraqis who need U.S. currency for legitimate purposes. BAGHDAD -- When the [...]

The regulations were meant to prevent dollar transfers to corrupt actors. But they have ended up harming ordinary Iraqis who need U.S. currency for legitimate purposes. BAGHDAD — When the [...]

On a treeless street under a blazing sun, Abbas Abdul Karim, a welder with 25 years' experience, labors over a metal bench. Everyone who lives in Basra, Iraq, reckons with [...]

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Iranian officials have worried for years that other nations have been depriving them of one of their vital water sources. But it was not [...]

Unable to form a government 10 months after elections, Iraq has been roiled by the street protests of the nationalist cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who withdrew from the government but again [...]

The quake -- the deadliest in the country in two decades -- was the latest in a string of tragedies to affect the country since the Taliban seized power from [...]

If you were leaving home forever and had just a few hours to collect your thoughts and most precious belongings, items that would have to fit into a knapsack or [...]

The Taliban spurned calls from the United Nations and big donors to include women in its new cabinet, but did add a few men from minority ethnic groups. The Taliban [...]

The U.S. admission that a drone strike that killed 10 civilians was a ''tragic mistake'' did nothing to ease the sense of vulnerability among surviving family members and co-workers living [...]

As the Taliban advanced, safe houses for women closed, and the staff sheltered girls at home as relatives released from prison threatened to kill them. It took years for Women [...]

In 2001, when the Taliban were weak and ready to surrender, the U.S. passed on a deal. Nearly 20 years later, the Taliban hold all the cards. Taliban fighters brandished [...]

Hella Mewis was rescued after she was kidnapped near her offices in Baghdad on Monday. Iraqi security forces have rescued a German arts advocate, just days after her early-evening abduction [...]

Stationed all over the world, my colleagues and I can feel isolated. But a weekly call that began because of the pandemic has provided a comforting support system. Times Insider [...]

None of Iraq's existing graveyards wanted the bodies of Covid-19 patients. So Shiite leaders created a burial ground for them that is also open to Sunnis and Christians. THE DESERT [...]

NAHRAN OMAR, Iraq -- The men of Nahran Omar, a village in the heart of southern Iraq's oil country, filed into a Shiite shrine clutching envelopes with X-rays, medical reports [...]

The analyst, Hisham al-Hashimi, was a proponent of government efforts to rein in the Islamic State and Iraq's Shiite militias. Suspicion fell on both groups. BAGHDAD -- The assassination of [...]

Iraqi forces detained 14 members of the group, Khataib Hezbollah, to send a message that ''no one is above the law.'' BAGHDAD -- Iraqi forces raided an Iranian-backed militia suspected [...]

In one city ruined by war, even the stones seem to have voices. They tell the stories of people who can no longer speak for themselves. MOSUL, Iraq -- From [...]

The growing pressure on the United States to reduce its military presence in Iraq comes as strikes by the Islamic State are on the rise. MAKESHIFA, Iraq -- The assailants [...]

Protesters have long said threats and abductions by militias were routine. United Nation investigators have begun to substantiate the claims. BAGHDAD -- Hundreds of people were killed and thousands wounded [...]

Despite the heated rhetoric on both sides, Iran has toned down its approach to the West on several fronts, and the U.S. has reciprocated. BAGHDAD -- After years of increasing [...]

With the selection of Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq has its first real government in more than five months. He will confront an array of daunting problems. BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Parliament chose [...]

Experts are trying to figure out why the coronavirus is so capricious. The answers could determine how to best protect ourselves and how long we have to. The coronavirus has [...]

Iraq depends on oil revenues, which have plummeted. The country is so desperate it is asking for donations to help it weather the pandemic. BAGHDAD -- When Iraq recorded its [...]

Sharp debates among top administration aides reveal divisions in how to confront Iran and its Shiite militia proxies in Iraq. WASHINGTON -- President Trump was getting ready to declare the [...]

Beijing is mounting a humanitarian aid blitz in countries struggling with their own outbreaks. In doing so, it's stepping into a role the West once dominated. BEIJING -- China's leader, [...]

Iran has one of the world's largest concentrations of the coronavirus. Iraq has had few cases, and wants to keep it that way. Things can get testy. ZURBATIYA, Iraq -- [...]

Iraqi officers said that the retaliatory strikes against pro-Iranian militias instead hit regular forces, police officers and a civilian. BAGHDAD -- Iraqi military officials strongly condemned the United States military [...]

Rockets struck Camp Taji where Iraqi, American and other coalition troops are based. BAGHDAD -- A volley of rockets struck a sprawling military base north of Baghdad Wednesday evening, killing [...]

For the first time, an Iraqi court has held the Islamic State accountable for its atrocities against the Yazidi religious minority. BAGHDAD -- Iraq has held thousands of trials for [...]

Iraqi military and intelligence officials have raised doubts about who fired the rockets that started a dangerous spiral of events. NEPTIS, Iraq -- The white Kia pickup turned off the [...]

Painters, sculptors and musicians are rallying to Baghdad's protests, and the capital is overflowing with political art. BAGHDAD -- Hollow-cheeked and shivering slightly in jeans he had outgrown, Abdullah stood [...]

Anti-government demonstrations have been raging since October, demanding an end to political corruption. BAGHDAD -- Iraq's president stepped in to appoint a new prime minister after the Parliament failed to [...]

For the second time in a week, shelling targeted the American Embassy in Baghdad. The Iraqi government promised a strong response. BAGHDAD -- The United States Embassy in Baghdad was [...]

Security forces took back bridges and squares in Baghdad and Basra after the prominent Shiite cleric, Moktada al-Sadr, said he would no longer intervene on protesters' behalf. BAGHDAD -- Iraqi [...]

A national march against the presence of United States forces, organized by a populist Shiite cleric and armed groups with ties to Iran, drew a crowd estimated at 200,000 to [...]