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News Articles: Iraq

President Trump greets Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday. Trump has proposed that the U.S. take control of Gaza and transfer its population to neighboring countries, possibly Jordan. However, Abdullah said he and other Arab states strongly opposed relocating Palestinians.

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  • World

Trump's Gaza proposal has rattled the Middle East. More surprises are likely

President Trump has already shaken up the Middle East by suggesting a U.S. takeover of Gaza. More drama could be on the way when the president spells out plans for other parts of the volatile region.

February 12, 2025
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By:
  • Greg Myre
This courtroom sketch depicts a former detainee at Abu Ghraib prison, Salah Al-Ejaili (foreground with glasses), at the trial of CACI, a Virginia-based military contractor who is accused of contributing to the abuse and torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib, in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., on April 16.

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  • Middle East

A U.S. jury awards former Iraqi detainees $42 million for Abu Ghraib prison abuse

The jury also decided to hold a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of detainees at the notorious Iraqi prison two decades ago.

November 12, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A man registers to vote during parliamentary elections of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region in Irbil on Sunday.

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  • World

Iraqi Kurds go to the polls with a flagging economy top of mind

Parliamentary elections were postponed several times amid disputes over the election law and procedures.

October 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A locator map shows Iraq with its capital, Baghdad. The United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country's western desert.

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  • Middle East

7 U.S. troops hurt in Iraq raid targeting Islamic State group militants that killed 15

The U.S. military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants that killed at least 15 people and saw seven U.S. troops hurt, officials said.

August 31, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
مقداد مع الآلة الموسيقية التي اخترعها وأطلق عليها اسم «أدد».

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  • Arts & Life

صنع الموسيقى من الخراب: موسيقي عراقي يصنع آلته من أنقاض الحرب

يتحدث الموسيقار والملحن أمين مقداد عن ألبومه «المنعطف» الذي ألّفه أثناء إقامته تحت احتلال داعش في الموصل بالعراق.

April 16, 2024
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By:
  • مايكل ليفيت and
  • آري شابيرو
Mokdad with the instrument he invented, named "Adad."

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  • Arts & Life

ISIS destroyed his instruments. He made a new one from scraps and composed an album

Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.

April 16, 2024
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By:
  • Michael Levitt and
  • Ari Shapiro
Nancy Gobran, instructor and owner of Safety Driving School, poses in an empty parking lot where she holds her driving lessons on Feb. 6, 2024 in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

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  • News

Teaching refugee women to drive goes farther than their destination

A greater Atlanta program called Women Behind the Wheel offers 14 hours of free drivers' education to mostly refugee and immigrant women. Many of the women who enroll come from countries that discourage women from driving or working outside their home.

April 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A demonstrator holds a placard, after Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, released a statement outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, Tuesday.

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  • World

A U.K. court delays extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.

He spent seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy and five years in prison, both in London. U.S. prosecutors want his next move to be to the U.S. But the High Court has delayed that.

March 26, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Fighters carry the coffin of Abu Baqir al-Saadi during his funeral on Feb. 8. He was a senior commander in Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad.

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  • Middle East

What fighting in the Middle East means for the U.S. troop presence in Iraq

After the U.S. killed a commander of an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, pressure is mounting on Iraq's government to expel America's 2,500 military personnel.

February 22, 2024
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  • Jane Arraf
People, rescuers and security forces gather around a vehicle hit by a drone strike, reportedly killing three people, including two leaders of a pro-Iran group, in Baghdad on Wednesday.

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  • Middle East

U.S. drone strike kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq

A U.S. drone strike in the Iraqi capital has killed at least one leader of an Iran-backed militia, Kataib Hezbollah.

February 07, 2024
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  • Jane Arraf and
  • James Hider
U.S. Central Command released this undated photo as part of its announcement of renewed airstrikes against Houthi targets on Saturday.

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  • National Security

The U.S. targets Iranian proxies for a second day in a row

The new round of U.S. strikes is far more extensive and deadly than those that have been launched since October, when the Israel-Hamas war began and pro-Iranian groups began their attacks.

February 04, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani chairs a meeting with top-ranking officials of the Iraqi armed forces and of the U.S.-led coalition about the future of American and other foreign troops in the country, in Baghdad on Jan. 27.

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  • Middle East

Iraq condemns U.S. airstrikes against Iran-linked groups

Iraqi government officials condemned the retaliatory U.S. airstrikes, saying the attacks showed U.S. forces had become a threat to their host country.

February 03, 2024
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By:
  • Jane Arraf
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the dignified transfer of the remains of three U.S. service members killed in a drone attack on a U.S. military outpost in Jordan, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Friday.

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  • National Security

U.S. hits Iranian proxies in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for deadly strikes

The strikes are more extensive and deadly than those launched since last October, when the Israeli-Gaza war began and pro-Iranian groups started an uptick of attacks.

February 02, 2024
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • Jane Arraf
A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 takes off to carry out air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

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  • Middle East

U.S. hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen

The U.S. military struck facilities in Iraq and Yemen operated by Iranian-backed militias that are said to be involved in attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.

January 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Gregg Martin, author of 'Bipolar General,' at his home in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

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  • National Security

The self-proclaimed 'Bipolar General' is waging war on the stigma of mental illness

Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin led troops in Iraq while a second battle front opened inside his own mind. Now retired, he's fighting to break down the military taboo on getting help.

January 17, 2024
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  • Quil Lawrence
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