WASHINGTON — U.S. troops will remain in Iraq as the two countries agree to a two-phased transition of the American-led mission to defeat the Islamic State, U.S. officials said Friday. “To be clear, ...

The U.S. government’s plan to transition to a new bilateral security agreement with Iraq is about as clear as mud. Speaking to reporters on Friday, two U.S. officials said that the relationship ...

Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, shared a message on X in which he declared, "Make Iraq Great Again!" His post included a graphic featuring the Iraqi flag ...

Dec. 12, 2011 — -- The private security firm once known as Blackwater, which was forced out of Iraq after a shooting incident in which 17 civilians died, has changed its name for the second time ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Appellate judges heard arguments Tuesday in an appeal brought by a U.S. military contractor ordered to pay $42 million for contributing to the torture of three former detainees at ...

Iraq's oil embargo on exports from the semi-autonomous KRG is almost 2 years old. Hopes for a resumption oil flows have been buoyed by the Iraqi parliament’s approval last week of a budget amendment.

Iraq approved BP’s $25B contract to develop key Kirkuk oil fields. The Western megadeals may stabilize Iraq’s oil ambitions and play a role in softening Baghdad–Erbil tensions. The BP deal signals a ...

Marine Capt. Riley Tejcek is training to be on the US 2026 winter Olympics Bobsled team while deployed to Iraq. By Jeff Schogol Published Aug 12, 2024 4:44 PM EDT BAGHDAD – The Paris games may be over ...