Tag: Iraq
Bombings kill eight in Iraq
Bombings north of Baghdad killed eight people on Tuesday, police and a doctor said, as Iraq struggles to regain ground…
Christian leader appeals for missing Iraq nuns
Iraq’s most senior Christian leader appealed Saturday for the release of two nuns and three orphans who have been missing…
India nurses return from Iraq to emotional welcome
A group of 46 Indian nurses held “against their will” in a part of Iraq seized by Islamic militants returned…
Kerry arrives Brussels for NATO talks on Ukraine, Iraq
US Secretary of State John Kerry huddled with European allies ahead of key NATO talks Wednesday, after a whirlwind visit…
69 detainees killed in Iraq convoy attack
Sixty-nine detainees were killed in a militant attack on an Iraqi convoy transporting them in an area south of Baghdad…
Militants kill 21 people in two Iraq towns
Militants killed 21 leaders in the western Iraq towns of Rawa and Ana during two days of violence, officers and…
40 Indians in Iraq missing
Forty Indian employees stranded in violence-hit Iraq are “uncontactable”, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, with a newspaper reporting the construction…
Saudi calls for national consensus government in Iraq
Saudi Arabia called Monday for the quick formation of a national consensus government in Iraq, blaming Baghdad’s “sectarian” policies against…
US condemns ‘horrifying’ massacre in Iraq’s Tikrit
The United States condemned Sunday a “horrifying” massacre by militants said to have killed hundreds of Iraqi Shia air force…
Blair denies Iraq violence result of 2003 invasion
Tony Blair hit out on Sunday at critics who linked the 2003 invasion of Iraq with the current violence in…
Rouhani does not rule out US cooperation on Iraq
Iran may consider cooperating with the United States in fighting Sunni extremist fighters in Iraq if Washington acts against them,…
US will help but Iraq must mend divisions – Obama
US President Barack Obama said Friday he is examining options short of sending troops to help Iraq counter a Sunni…
Take up arms against terrorists – top Shiite cleric
Top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called Friday for Iraqis to take up arms against “terrorists” who have overrun…
Iran to combat terrorism in Iraq – Rouhani
Predominantly Shiite Muslim Iran will combat the “violence and terrorism” of Sunni extremists who have launched an anti-government offensive in…
Jihadists seize another Iraqi city
Jihadists overran Iraq’s second city of Mosul, the surrounding Nineveh province and parts of Kirkuk on Tuesday, in a major…