The inauguration of the $700 million embassy came just days after a security agreement between Iraq and the United States took effect, replacing a U.N. mandate that gave legal authority to the U.S ...

June 16, 2014 -- Outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, the city is gearing up to fend off the militant Sunni group ISIS, enlisting volunteers to help protect Baghdad from attack.

Marking the beginning of the post-Saddam Hussein era in Iraq, the U.S. State Department is planning to allocate $35.8 million to contruct a state-of-the-art embassy in Baghdad. The funds would come ...

The new embassy complex (NEC in embassy-speak), where the gathering took place, is symbolic of Iraq’s importance: it is enormous. It is also a testament to the continued fragility of the country ...