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An Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces command post at the Kalsu military base was hit by an explosion resulting from an air strike, killing one fighter and wounding six others. Security sources say it is not known who was responsible, and Israel and the United States both deny involvement.
2024-04-19

A federal court in the U.S. state of Virginia hears the first claims by survivors of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Three detainees accuse the CACI for their role in the torture at the prison.
2024-04-15

Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, a former Iraq judge who presided during the trial of former dictator Saddam Hussein, dies from COVID-19 at the age of 52.
2021-04-2

United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the U.S. will begin "direct action on the ground" against the ISIL forces in Iraq and Syria, aiming to intensify pressure on the militants as progress against the militants remains elusive. The U.S. has done some special operations raids in Syria, e.g., last week's rescue operation with Kurdish forces in northern Iraq to free hostages held by ISIL. Carter also said the U.S. would intensify the air campaign against ISIL with heavier airstrikes and will focus on Raqqa, the group's declared capital in Syria.
2015-10-27

Over 300 members of the Sunni Albu Nimr tribe are executed by ISIS militants in Anbar Province, western Iraq.
2014-11-2

At least 26 people are killed in a series of attacks in central Iraq.
2014-01-15

Newly declassified CIA documents show that top officials in the Reagan administration agreed to give Iraq information on the location of Iranian troops during the Iran-Iraq War despite awareness of Saddam Hussein's intention to use chemical weapons.
2013-08-26

A suicide bombing in the Iraqi town of Tuz Khormato kills at least eight policemen.
2013-07-28

The United Nations votes to lift sanctions imposed on Iraq during the Saddam Hussein era.
2010-12-15

Saddam Hussein's former foreign minister Tariq Aziz and other senior members are summoned and appear in an Iraqi court charged with "squandering the public wealth".
2010-07-18