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BAGHDAD — A Sunni-backed political bloc said Saturday it will join efforts to produce a national unity government, backing away from a threat to…

Iraq's Shi'ite-led government took command Wednesday of thousands of US-backed mostly Sunni fighters who turned against al-Qaida, pledging to…

The Jerusalem based annual Oud Festival will return between November 8 and 24 with one of its most ambitious programs to date. Since its inauguration…

A suicide truck bomber struck a strategic bridge north of Baghdad on Tuesday, sending cars plunging into the river and killing at least 10 people,…

Three US sodiers were killed in explosions near their vehicles, the US military reported Sunday. Two soldiers were killed in in Baghdad province…

Two American helicopters crashed after an apparent collision Sunday north of Baghdad, killing two soldiers and wounding five others, the US military…

US troops killed eight suspected militants and captured six others in raids in and around Baghdad on Wednesday morning, the military said. US…

More than 100 people were hospitalized Tuesday complaining of breathing problems after a fuel tanker exploded north of Baghdad, police and medical…

The US military said Friday it was investigating reports of a US helicopter going down north of Baghdad. The statement came after police and…

A US Army helicopter "went down" Friday north of Baghdad and two US soldiers were killed, the US military said. A brief statement did not identity…

Iraqi authorities have ordered a 24-hour curfew in Baghdad and three surrounding provinces coinciding with the expected announcement on Sunday of a…