Attacks kill 15 in Iraq as country battles IS
By SAMEER N. YACOUB A series of attacks in and near Baghdad on Wednesday, including one involving a suicide bomber driving a tanker truck, killed at least 15 people, Iraqi…
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Iraqi leader asks US for more air power, weaponry
By ROBERT BURNS Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday that his army is taking the offensive against the Islamic State group but needs…
Displaced Iraqis get different levels of aid
By SAMEER N. YACOUB At a camp near Baghdad housing Shiite families who fled the Islamic State group, the mobile homes are stocked with heaters and get more electricity than…
Diplomats worldwide target Islamic State militants
By LARA JAKES and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG A global fight against Islamic State militants will likely take years to fully succeed, but nations are prepared to engage “for as long as…
Pope Francis, patriarch demand end to IS attacks
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SUZAN FRASER Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians demanded an end to the persecution of religious minorities in Syria and Iraq…
IRAQ PRESIDENT NAMES DEPUTY SPEAKER NEW PM
By SAMEER N. YACOUB and VIVIAN SALAMA Iraqis chant pro-government slogans and display placards bearing a picture of embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday,…
President Barack Obama OFFERS NO TIME LIMIT ON IRAQ MILITARY ACTION
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE President Barack Obama speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, about ongoing situation in Iraq before his departure on…
Iraqi Shiites pushing for al-Maliki’s removal
By HAMZA HENDAWI FILE – In this Friday, March 26, 2010, file photo, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks to the press in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq’s Vice President Khudeir al-Khuzaie…