
Syrian, Iraqi jihadi groups said to be cooperating
The wounded Syrian government troops were returning to their country in trucks escorted by Iraqi soldiers. They'd almost reached the border, near the ...
Bomb-laden truck kills 7 at Iraqi police station
A suicide bomber drove a fuel-laden truck into a police station in central Iraq on Monday, killing seven policemen, officials said. The morning attack ...
Iraq says it will search more Syria-bound flights
Iraq says it will stop more aircraft moving through its airspace and vehicles traveling overland to search for weapons being sent to the Syrian civil ...

String of attacks kills at least 23 in Iraq
A series of car bombings in Iraq struck five Shiite mosques as worshippers were emerging from Friday prayers, killing at least 23 people, officials ...

Kerry heads home after Iraq, Afghanistan visits
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed for home Wednesday after making clandestine journeys to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he delivered a stern ...

Kerry warns Iraq on Iran flights to Syria
Just days after the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confronted Baghdad for continuing to grant Iran ...

Syrian opposition coalition falls into disarray
Syria's Western-backed opposition plunged into disarray on Sunday as its president resigned and its military leader refused to recognize a prime ...

Saddam's specter lives on in Iraqi landmarks
The soaring half domes of the Martyr Monument stand out against the drabness of eastern Baghdad, not far from where Saddam Hussein's feared eldest son ...
Police clash with Sunni worshippers in Baghdad
Protesters clashed Friday with Iraqi police trying to prevent them from reaching the most venerated Sunni mosque in Baghdad, as members of their sect ...

Al-Qaida says it killed 51 Syrian soldiers in Iraq
Al-Qaida's Iraq branch claimed responsibility Monday for the deaths of 51 Syrian soldiers and nine Iraqis killed in a well-planned assault in western ...
Iraqi security forces surround protest site
Iraqi authorities deployed security forces around the main rallying point for Sunni protests in western Iraq overnight and warned on Saturday that the ...

Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results
Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S.

New Chaldean patriarch enthroned in Iraq
Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church enthroned a new patriarch during a ceremonial mass Wednesday that was held amid tight security in Baghdad. The mass ...

48 Syrian soldiers killed in Iraq ambush
Dozens of Syrian soldiers who had crossed into Iraq for refuge were ambushed Monday with bombs, gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades in an attack ...
Officials: 42 Syrian troops killed in Iraq ambush
At least 42 Syrian soldiers were killed in a well-coordinated ambush Monday after seeking refuge across the border in Iraq following clashes with ...

Iraqi Sunni official announces resignation
Iraq's Sunni finance minister drew cheers from anti-government protesters Friday when he announced he will resign from the government, further ...

Series of explosions in Iraq kill 22
A series of bombings struck Baghdad and towns south of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 22 and wounding dozens in areas that are home ...

US, Europe move to expand role in Syrian conflict
The United States and some European allies are edging closer to direct involvement in Syria's civil war with plans to deliver meals, medical kits and ...

AP INTERVIEW: Iraq PM warns Syria war could spread
Iraq's prime minister warned Wednesday that a victory for rebels in the Syrian civil war would create a new extremist haven and destabilize the wider ...

Return of sectarian threats in Iraq raises alarm
The fliers began turning up at Sunni households in the Iraqi capital's Jihad neighborhood last week bearing a chilling message: Get out now or face ...
Iraq gunmen kill 7 Sunni fighters, officials say
Attackers disguised in military uniforms killed seven anti-al-Qaida militiamen in Iraq early on Friday as anti-government protests once again raged ...

Sunni protesters dig in as tensions flare in Iraq
Sunni protesters are camped out in dozens of tents festooned with tribal banners on the edge of this one-time Iraqi insurgent stronghold. They are ...

Series of bombings in Baghdad area kill dozens
Car bombs tore through shopping areas within minutes of each other in mainly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing at least 37 ...
US lawmakers meet with Iranian exiles in Paris
With its militant wing no longer a terror organization as far as the U.S. government is concerned, an Iranian opposition group hosted a U.S.

Sunnis gather in Iraqi cities in mass protests
Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims rallied on Friday in several Iraqi cities to protest what they describe as unfair treatment by the country's ...