Iraqis haunted by disappearances after Saddam Hussein’s fall
When he first heard that American troops had toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraqi engineer Hazem Mohammed thought he would finally be able to find his brother, who had been shot and…
Video: Turkey Launches Airstrikes Over Northern Syria and Iraq
The airstrikes, which Turkish officials called an anti-terrorist operation against Kurdish militants, came a week after a deadly bombing in Istanbul. More than two dozen people were killed in the…
Al-Sadr’s supporters clash with Iraqi security forces in Baghdad
developing storydeveloping story, Supporters of Shia cleric Muktada al-Sadr have tried to march towards the Iraqi parliament. Supporters of Iraq’s influential Shia religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr attempt to storm the…
Video: Followers of Powerful Iraqi Cleric Breach Green Zone in Baghdad
Muktada al-Sadr’s announcement that he would quit politics sent hundreds of his followers to the streets of Baghdad, where he broke down the concrete barriers protecting the so-called Green Zone.…
US airstrike killed top ISIS leader
A senior Islamic State leader was killed in a US airstrike in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, the military said. The US Central Command said in a statement that Maher al-Agal,…