Posts Tagged: Baghdad
The Missing Man of Kissufim
JNS.org - What do you yearn for? For Shlomo Mansour, it was not a flashy career or riches, just a peaceful and happy life. In 1941...
Supporters of Iraqi Cleric Sadr Storm Baghdad’s Green Zone Again
Thousands of supporters of Shi'ite populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed Baghdad's fortified government zone and broke into parliament on Saturday for the second time in...
Iran Condemns ‘Destabilizing’ Attack on Baghdad Airport
i24 News - Iran's foreign ministry on Saturday condemned a rocket attack against Baghdad airport that took place the previous day as an act that...
Two Rockets Hit Baghdad’s Fortified Green Zone — Iraqi State Media
Two Katyusha rockets hit Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, Iraq's state news agency reported early on Sunday, citing security forces. One rocket was destroyed in the air...
Baghdad Deaths, Injuries to be Investigated Amid Election Dispute
An investigation has begun into the deaths and injuries of demonstrators and security forces after clashes in Baghdad on Friday, the Iraqi News Agency (INA)...
Mideast Leaders Plus France Meet in Baghdad to Talk Security
Several Middle Eastern leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Baghdad on Saturday at a summit hosted by Iraq, which wants its neighbors to...
White House: Biden Believes US Authorizations for Military Force Need Updating
US President Joe Biden believes that authorizations for the use of military force that have been used to justify US attacks on overseas targets should...
Baghdad’s Booksellers Won’t Let Coronavirus Close Them Down
They survived censorship under Saddam Hussein and the years of violence that followed his downfall, so the booksellers of Baghdad are not too worried by...
Informants in Iraq, Syria Helped US Kill Iran’s Soleimani, Sources Say
Iranian General Qassem Soleimani arrived at the Damascus airport in a vehicle with dark-tinted glass. Four soldiers from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards rode with him. They parked...
Soleimani Was Not in Baghdad on a Diplomatic Mission, Pompeo Says
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said attacks planned by Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed in a US drone strike last week, "were going to...
Pentagon Chief Denies US Leaving Iraq; Tehran Crowds Mourn Soleimani
The United States has no plans to pull American troops out of Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, following reports by Reuters and...
Iran Vows to Avenge US Killing of Top Commander Soleimani
Iran threatened to retaliate after a US air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's elite Quds Force and architect of its growing...
US Says It Killed Top Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad Air Strike
Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, was killed early on Friday in a US air strike on his convoy at...
Trump Blames Iran as Protests Erupt Outside US Embassy in Iraq
Militiamen and their supporters protesting against deadly US air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the US Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday...