Iran Launches Missile Attacks On Military Bases Housing U.S. Troops In Iraq
Iran says the airstrikes were carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards in retaliation for the U.S. assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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Who Was The Iraqi Commander Also Killed In The Baghdad Drone Strike?
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis founded Kataib Hezbollah, an anti-U.S. insurgency movement responsible for numerous American casualties over the years.
Qassem Soleimani Mourned By Thousands In Baghdad As U.S.-Iran Rancor Mounts
As black-clad demonstrators grieved the Iranian general, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike earlier this week, Tehran and Washington waged a war of words. Other nations desperately urged restraint.
How Is The World Reacting To The U.S. Assassination Of Iran's Qassem Soleimani?
The prominent general's killing, carried out in an airstrike in Iraq, has elicited a wide range of responses — from vows of revenge to enthusiastic words of support. Here's a look at the fallout.
Why The U.S. Embassy In Iraq Became A Target Of Anger Again
Demonstrators threw stones and were met with tear gas during a second day of protests. Here are some of the keys for understanding what happened.
U.S. Sends Reinforcements As Protesters Try To Enter U.S. Embassy Compound In Baghdad
Security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators as President Trump called on Iraq to intervene with force. The protesters are angry about a series of U.S. airstrikes on an Iranian-backed militia.
Iraq Condemns U.S. Airstrikes Against Iranian-Backed Militia
The Iraqi government has condemned the strikes as an attack on Iraqi sovereignty. The militia says at least 25 of its fighters were killed. Iraq said it would summon the U.S. ambassador.
U.S. Steps Up Deportations To Iraq, Despite Worsening Violence There
Many deportees have arrived in Iraq without money, valid IDs or knowledge of the language and country. They struggle to find work and fear going out. "Everything is shocking to me," one deportee says.
U.S. Military Official Warns Of Dangerous Escalation In Iran-Backed Attacks In Iraq
A rocket attack Thursday at Baghdad's airport appears to be the latest in a string of attacks over the past five weeks that U.S. officials say have escalated both in frequency and potential lethality.
There's A New Kind Of Inequality. And It's Not About Income
A report issued by the U.N. Development Programme says that the 20th-century thinking about global inequality no longer works in the 21st century.