Baghdad

Iraq moves to reclaim Ain al-Assad as US-led coalition ends mission

Assad's base was one of the few places the US remained, until Iran targeted the base with ballistic missiles in 2020 in response to the US killing Soleimani.

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands by a destroyed vehicle that was carrying rockets amdist sacks of flour, in the district of al-Baghdadi in al-Anbar province on July 8, 2021.
A young Iraqi girl who has reached the age of wearing a hijab, is clothed in the head covering worn by many Muslim women for the first time during a ceremony organised at the Basra International Stadium in Iraq's southern city of Basra on December 11, 2025.

After Iraq legalizes child marriage, Baghdad bridal market booms as young girls sold to older men

Lahur Talabany, co-leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party, is seen during an interview with Reuters in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq May 3, 2021; illustrative.

A Kurdish crisis and a missing American: Iran’s expanding influence in Iraqi Kurdistan - opinion

A mourner attends the funeral of a commander from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah armed group who was killed in what they called a "Zionist attack" in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq September 22, 2024.

Baghdad’s showdown with Iranian-backed militias could reshape Iraq’s future - analysis


Car bomb kills four in Baghdad's Sadr City - police

Black smoke was rising from the market place and ambulances rushed to save the wounded, said Reuters witnesses.

People inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq April 15, 2021.

Dr. Dhafer Fuad Eliyahu, one of the last Jews in Iraq, passes away

Eliyahu refused a number of offers to emigrate from Iraq over the years.

A Jewish cemetery is seen at the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq

How two Sephardi families helped create Hong Kong, Shanghai business hubs

Kaufman’s book, which weaves a page turner of a tale, restores the two legendary families from Baghdad to their rightful place as masters of their universe during a bygone era.

People walk at the Bund, in front of Lujiazui financial district of Pudong, Shanghai

Al-Asad base in Iraq attacked with rockets after being targeted by Iran

A mysterious Twitter user who often reports Iranian-backed threats and attacks before they happen wrote on February 21 that 107mm rockets might be used against the base.

Then-US vice president Mike Pence delivers remarks to U.S. troops at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq November 23, 2019

30 years after Amiriyah shelter bombing in Gulf War: Lessons from tragedy

There was no justice for the victims, a fact that still scars Iraqis decades later.

30th anniversary commemoration of Al-Amariyah shelter bombing, Baghdad, Iraq, February 13, 2021

Baghdad bombing could be the Biden admin's first challenge

The bombing was only four kilometers from the US embassy compound and occurred in an area where there have been protests over the last year and a half.

The site of a twin suicide bombing attack in a central market is seen in Baghdad

Trump threatens Iran after rocket fire on Baghdad embassy

Pro-Iranian militias use Iranian 107mm katyusha rockets. Trump tweeted a photo of the rockets with his warning. Trump has warned Iran in the past.

US Army soldiers keep watch on the US embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020

Iranian-backed militias' rockets target US embassy in Baghdad

C-RAM air defense used against rocket fire. At least three impacts heard and minor damage reported. Iranian-backed groups targeted US in Iraq in past.

U.S. soldiers are seen during a handover ceremony of Taji military base from US-led coalition troops to Iraqi security forces, in the base north of Baghdad, Iraq August 23, 2020.

US pulling diplomats out of Baghdad amid tensions with Iran - report

US Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller will remain in Baghdad, according to the State Department.

Protesters and militia fighters throw stones towards the U.S. Embassy during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020.

Analysts: US embassy closure could weaken ties with Iraq

Former envoy says shutting down would be major political defeat for Washington, while Foreign Service officer once posted there says go ahead – it’s unsafe for staff.

US Army soldiers keep watch on the US embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020