For years, a U.N. team has painstakingly exhumed mass graves, but now the Iraqi government is ordering it to leave. Many sites remain unexamined.
Tag: Iraq
U.S. and Iraqi Commandos Targeted ISIS in Sprawling Operation
The number of insurgent attacks has increased, officials say, as Iraq and the United States negotiate a plan to wind down the U.S.-led military mission.
U.S. Troops in Iraq Are Wounded in Rocket Attack on Air Base
The attack late Monday resembled previous ones carried out by Iraqi armed groups, backed by Iran, which have targeted the base repeatedly over the past nine months.
As U.S.-Iran Conflict Builds, Iraq Is Caught in Middle
The United States and Iran are at odds over the Gaza war as well as proposals for an American troop withdrawal from Iraq.
Pentagon Warns ISIS Attacks Could Double This Year
Attacks claimed by ISIS in Iraq and Syria are on track to double last year’s total, the U.S. military said in a report, as the terrorist group’s affiliates become increasingly deadly elsewhere around the world.
Wife of ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Is Sentenced to Death in Iraq
The woman was found guilty of helping the terrorist group detain and enslave women and girls of the Yazidi religious minority.
What I’m Reading: Tunneling to the Past
Looking for answers, or an escape, in a fraught world.
War Crimes Hearing Gives Public Virtual Look Inside a Secret C.I.A. Prison
Years after the agency’s “black site” program was shut down, details are slowly emerging during trials at Guantánamo Bay.
Iran’s Use of Axis of Resistance Likely to Persist After Crash
The sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi is not expected to affect the actions of groups like Hezbollah and the Houthis, which are vital to Iran’s power.
U.S. Repatriates 11 American Citizens From ISIS War Camps in Syria
The group — the largest set of Americans retrieved from the war zone — was joined by a 9-year-old noncitizen whose brother is an American.