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…
Iraqi armed forces
Sunni fighters expand offensive in western Iraq
By HAMZA HENDAWI and SAMEER N. YACOUB Volunteers of the newly formed “Peace Brigades” participate in a parade in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 21,…
Iraq: al-Maliki’s rivals jockey to replace him
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA FILE – This Dec. 3, 2011 file photo shows Iraq’s Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki talks during an interview with The Associated Press in…
Obama sending military advisers to Iraq
By LARA JAKES and JULIE PACE President Barack Obama meets with, from left, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Senate Majority Leader Harry…
CIA facing gaps in Iraq as it hunts for militants
By KEN DILANIAN and JULIE PACE FILE – In this Monday, June 16, 2014 file photo, demonstrators chant pro-al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as they carry al-Qaida…
Young Iraqis volunteer to fight surging militants
By HAMZA HENDAWI and SAMEER N. YACOUB Iraqi men board military trucks to join the Iraqi army at the main recruiting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June. 14, 2014, after…
FIGHTING BETWEEN IRAQI TROOPS, AL-QAIDA KILLS 34
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SINAN SALAHEDDIN Gunmen patrol after clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Lt. Gen.…
KERRY: US WILL SUPPORT IRAQ, BUT WITHOUT TROOPS
By DEB RIECHMANN U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Kerry is heading to…