Iraq
Iraqi blocs select new PM designate after weeks of jockeying
Former communications minister Mohammed Allawi was named prime minister-designate by rival Iraqi factions Saturday after weeks of political deadlock, three officials said.
Nighttime attack on US Embassy in Baghdad injured 1
A top US commander said on Monday mortars were used in an attack on the American embassy in Baghdad that injured one person and caused some material damage the previous night, not katyusha rockets as was initially reported by staffers and a statement from the military.
German military resumes training troops in northern Iraq
The German military resumed training Iraqi troops in the country's Kurdish north on Sunday, about three weeks after it was suspended following the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general in Baghdad.
Iraq's Shia leader calls for scheduled pullout of US troops from Iraq
Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called for a scheduled withdrawal of US troops from Iraq through peaceful means.
Iraq officials: 1 dead as protesters take a Baghdad highway
Iraqi riot police opened fire Tuesday amid clashes with anti-government protesters on a central Baghdad highway, killing one person and wounding over a dozen others, officials said. They were the latest casualties since violence erupted again last week between demonstrators and security forces.
Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government
Iraqi security forces wounded dozens of protesters on Sunday as renewed anti-government demonstrations gripped the capital and Iraq's south, activists and officials said.
US military resumes counter-Islamic State operations in Iraq
The US military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working to soon restart training Iraqi forces, U.S. officials said Wednesday, despite deep divisions over the American drone strike that killed an senior Iranian commander in Baghdad and the resulting missile attacks by Iran on Iraqi bases.
Outgoing Iraq PM says US troop ouster up to next government
Iraq's outgoing prime minister said Wednesday it was up to the next government to see through parliament's decision to oust U.S. troops.
Unknown gunmen kill 2 media workers in Iraq's Basra
Unknown gunmen shot dead a reporter and a cameraman on Friday after they covered anti-government protest in Iraq's southern city of Basra, the Dijlah TV channel said.
US dismisses Iraq request to work on a troop withdrawal plan
Iraq's caretaker prime minister asked Washington to work out a road map for an American troop withdrawal, but the U.S. State Department on Friday bluntly rejected the request, saying the two sides should instead talk about how to "recommit" to their partnership.