Iraqi Kurds Fear Escalation of Iran-Backed Rocket Attacks
Iraqi Kurds who fought against Islamic State are now concerned about Shiite militias supported by Iran
Iraqi Kurds who fought against Islamic State are now concerned about Shiite militias supported by Iran
Senior State Department official told reporters Friday that second round of indirect talks with Iran and other world powers would be held in middle of
/In VOA Persian interview, Robert Malley suggested Iran-backed militants' recent rocket strikes on US forces in Iraq make it harder to build support i
Defense officials says they aren't there yet,' while warning Washington will retaliate if needed
Pentagon says it is still trying to determine who fired rockets at Al Asad Base
Kataeb Hezbollah and Kataeb Sayyid al-Shuhada, two of the Iran-backed militias based in Iraq and operating in Syria, were struck Thursday by US milita
Alleged leader behind rocket attacks is under arrest along with several accomplices
Warning came after top US national-security officials met to prepare range of options to propose to president to deter any attack on US interests
Experts say armed Shi'ite groups fear retaliation from outgoing Trump administration
Sunday attack was latest targeting US interests in Iraqi capital
Iraqi officials say at least three of seven rockets fired were intercepted by C-Ram system installed near embassy but some of them fell in nearby civi
Attack came as Washington announced pullout of 500 more soldiers from Iraq to bring total number of forces down to 2,500
The US Embassy is within the Iraqi capital's Green Zone, and has been a flashpoint amid wider regional tensions between the US and Iran, which have pl
On Sunday, one rocket reportedly hit an embassy cafeteria at dinner time while two others landed nearby
US targeting of high-profile military leader such as Soleimani, who led IRGC's elite Quds Force, prompted Iranian leadership to respond at similar lev
But American General Milley says absence of casualties 'has more to do with the defensive techniques our forces used than it does with intent'
Soleimani was considered Iran's most powerful figure after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
US top diplomat's travel was pushed back 'due to the need for the secretary to be in Washington, DC, to continue monitoring the ongoing situation in I
US and Iranian leaders trade threats
Supporters of Iran-backed proxies in Iraq storm US embassy in Baghdad