Nuri al-Maliki

Iraq's Maliki rejects blame for fall of Mosul

Iraq's former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday denounced as worthless a parliamentary repo...

Aug 18, 2015 09:47 PM EDT

Iraq PM sacks cabinet officials, says reform drive under threat

Iraq's prime minister dismissed his cabinet secretary on Wednesday as part of an ambitious reform dr...

Aug 13, 2015 03:57 AM EDT

U.S. defense chief makes surprise trip to Iraq

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Thursday to get a first-hand a...

Jul 23, 2015 08:04 AM EDT

Obama, Iraq's Abadi to discuss Islamic State fight in White House meeting

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and President Barack Obama will discuss the fight against Islam...

Apr 14, 2015 08:36 AM EDT

Iraq's new premier battles to unite a fractured nation

Three months after he took office with a mission to unite his broken, warring country, Iraq's new pr...

Dec 15, 2014 09:44 AM EST

Islamic State drags Obama back into Mideast quagmire

American-led and Arab-backed air strikes carrying the fight against Islamic State from Iraq into Syr...

Sep 25, 2014 10:13 PM EDT

Washington wins diplomatic support for campaign in Iraq; Syria trickier

World powers backed military measures on Monday to help defeat Islamic State fighters in Iraq, boost...

Sep 16, 2014 06:33 AM EDT