U.S. Hopes to Discuss ‘Entire Strategic Framework’ With Iraq Soon

James Jeffrey, U.S. special representative for Syria

Reuters
January 29, 2020 7:22 AM

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The United States hopes to discuss the entire strategic framework of its relationship with Iraq soon, a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday, as the fate of a U.S. military mission there remains in doubt after a drone strike that killed an Iranian general.

Iraqi Security Forces Kill Protester, Rockets Hit U.S. Embassy

Iraqi demonstrators burn tires to block a road during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf

Reuters
January 27, 2020 9:46 AM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces shot at anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least one person, and unidentified men set fire to sit-in tents in a southern Iraqi city, police and medics said, as months-long civil unrest escalated.

Iran-Backed Militias Continue Attacks on U.S. Outposts in Iraq

U.S. Army helicopter crew members look out of their Chinook helicopter as they fly from the U.S. Embassy to Baghdad International airport

Adam Kredo
January 23, 2020 2:05 PM

Iran-backed militias continue to wage attacks on American outposts in Iraq, according to senior U.S. officials.

Two Iraqi Policemen, Two Protesters Killed as Anti-Government Unrest Resumes

An Iraqi demonstrator walks next to burning tires blocking a road, during ongoing anti-government protests, in Kerbala

Reuters
January 20, 2020 9:54 AM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Four Iraqis including two police officers were killed and scores were wounded in Baghdad and other cities on Monday in clashes with security forces, medical and security sources said, as anti-government unrest resumed after a lull of several weeks.

Biden Adviser Blames Bush for Obama Troop Withdrawal, Rise of ISIS

Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Campaigns In Las Vegas

Andrew Kugle
January 13, 2020 4:20 PM

A foreign policy adviser to Joe Biden's presidential campaign on Monday blamed former president George W. Bush for the Obama administration's withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, which resulted in the rise of the Islamic State.

Washington Rebuffs Iraqi Request to Pull Out Troops

U.S. President Trump delivers statement about Iran at the White House in Washington

Reuters
January 10, 2020 1:01 PM

BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington rebuffed an Iraqi request on Friday to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions following the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad.

Trump on Iran’s Embassy Attack: ‘This Was the Anti-Benghazi’

'Had they done what I did, you wouldn't know the name Benghazi'

Graham Piro
January 9, 2020 1:55 PM

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the attack by Iranian proxies on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad turned out to be "the anti-Benghazi."

Continetti: Trump Will Respond in a Showstopping Way If Iran Kills Americans

Washington Free Beacon Staff
January 8, 2020 9:52 PM

Washington Free Beacon founding editor Matthew Continetti on Wednesday said Iranians fear escalating conflict with the United States as President Donald Trump demonstrated his willingness to “retaliate in a showstopping way.”

Iran Strikes at U.S. Troops in Iraq, Trump Weighs Response

An explosion is seen following missiles landing at what is believed to be Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq

Reuters
January 8, 2020 7:11 AM

BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian forces fired missiles at military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. killing of an Iranian general, raising the stakes in its conflict with Washington amid concern of a wider war in the Middle East.

Iran Fires Rockets at U.S. Air Bases Hours After Funeral of Slain Commander

Reuters
January 7, 2020 8:01 PM

BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, hours after the funeral of an Iranian commander whose killing in a U.S. drone strike has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.