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At the Iranian Border, Iraqis Try to Keep a Virus From Entering
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.
U.S. Airstrikes Kill Iraqi Soldiers and Police, Iraqi Officials Say
Iraqi officers said that the retaliatory strikes against pro-Iranian militias instead hit regular forces, police officers and a civilian.
U.S. Carries Out Retaliatory Strikes on Iranian-Backed Militia in Iraq
American warplanes hit weapons storage facilities in southern Iraq in a strike intended to destroy rockets like the ones fired at U.S. and British troops on Wednesday.
Rocket Attack Kills Three U.S. Coalition Members in Iraq
Rockets struck Camp Taji where Iraqi, American and other coalition troops are based.
U.S. Military Reviewing Iraq Operations After 2 Troops Die Fighting ISIS
They were clearing a large, well-defended cave complex alongside Iraqi counterterrorism forces in a mountainous northern area of the country, officials said.
Translator Accused of Revealing U.S. Secrets Amid Tensions With Iran
Prosecutors said a contractor shared the names of informants — among the government’s most closely held secrets — to a Lebanese man with ties to an Iran-backed group.
I Went to Iraq to Take Photographs. I Stayed On as a Medic.
My plan was to photograph women displaced by ISIS. But in Mosul, I quickly found myself trying to save lives.
She Faced Her ISIS Rapist in Court, Then Watched Him Sentenced to Death
For the first time, an Iraqi court has held the Islamic State accountable for its atrocities against the Yazidi religious minority.
U.S. Maintains Pressure on Iran, Stalling Diplomacy While Expecting Attacks
Nearly two months after the death of Iran’s most important general, the Trump administration insists its “maximum pressure” campaign is working. Many allies are skeptical.