Iraqi Ambassador To VOA: "Setting Up A Government Is The Easy Part"
Cecily Hilleary The US strategy to “degrade and destroy” Islamic State militants was based on assurances by Iraq's new prime minister, Haider Al-Abadithat, that he would create an inclusive political...
View ArticleObama administration seeks to alter bill that has caused furor in Iraq
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has launched a campaign on Capitol Hill aimed at scrapping a legislative measure that has outraged the Iraqi government and led a senior Shiite cleric to threaten...
View ArticleIraqi PM: US aid needed to battle al-Qaida
WASHINGTON — A bloody resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq is prompting Baghdad to ask the U.S. for more weapons, training and manpower, two years after pushing American troops out of the country. The...
View ArticleAnalysts Say Loss of Ramadi Shows Inherent Iraqi Army Weakness
Jeffrey Young WASHINGTON— Analysts say the fall of the Iraqi city of Ramadi to Islamic State insurgents has again demonstrated inherent weaknesses in the Iraqi army. Iraqi government military and...
View ArticleUS ready to help new Iraq leader‚ Iran positive
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View ArticleIn Turnaround, Iraq's Maliki Seeks US Assistance
Cecily Hilleary WASHINGTON — Nearly two years ago, the U.S. pulled its last troops out of Iraq. Since then Iraqis have seen the dramatic resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) and unprecedented sectarian...
View ArticleRubin: If U.S. won’t lead in Iraq, ISIS will
I’m heading to Iraq this week and then to Jordan for a closer look at the progress (or regress) of the war on ISIS. I’ll be visiting Iraqi Kurdistan, in the north of the country, where Kurdish...
View ArticleIraq seeking new US aid after pushing out troops
Nearly two years after pushing out the U.S. military, Iraq is asking for more American weapons, training and manpower to help fight a bloody resurgence of al-Qaida that has unleashed a level of...
View ArticleMaliki steps down in Iraq, easing fears of violent transition
BAGHDAD — Bowing to calls for his resignation from Iraq’s most revered cleric and his own party, Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki on Thursday backed off his threat to fight the nomination of his...
View ArticleIraq is asking the US for help 2 years after kicking us out
A bloody resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq is prompting Baghdad to ask the U.S. for more weapons, training and manpower, two years after pushing American troops out of the country. The request will be...
View ArticleIraqi PM: Terror 'got a second chance' in Iraq
Terrorists "found a second chance" to thrive in Iraq, the nation's prime minister said Thursday in asking for new U.S. aid to beat back a bloody insurgency that has been fueled by the neighboring...
View ArticleIraq wants US help, saying terror ‘got a second chance’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Terrorists “found a second chance” to thrive in Iraq, the nation’s prime minister said Thursday in asking for new U.S. aid to beat back a bloody insurgency that has been fueled by the...
View ArticleIraq elections: Your voices
Iraqi voters are preparing to cast their ballots in general elections on 30 April. No single bloc is expected to win a majority of the 328 seats in the Council of Representatives. This Council, in...
View ArticleIraqi ambassador to US: Global rejection of Islamic State crucial
WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — Islamic State terrorists are a global problem whose ideology “should not be allowed to have breathing space,” Iraq's ambassador to the United States told the...
View ArticleIraq lawmakers approve interior, defense ministers
BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers approved Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's remaining Cabinet nominees on Saturday, including for the critical defense and interior portfolios, completing the formation of a...
View ArticleUnder new plan in Iraq, ISIS fight may fall to provinces
IRBIL, IRAQ: Gov. Atheel al-Nujaifi wants his province back. Since early June, when jihadist militants swept into Nineveh province in northern Iraq and seized control of its capital, Mosul, al-Nujaifi...
View ArticleIraq's Sunni-Shiite divide: Does US experience show how it can be bridged?
A tempest in Iraq over a military operation’s name might have been a small thing, but to some regional experts, it offers a measure of the deepening divide between the country’s Shiite and Sunni Muslim...
View ArticleUS Involvement in Iraq: The View from the Gulf States
Cecily Hilleary WASHINGTON — As the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) continued along a bloody path toward Baghdad, President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the U.S. has stepped up...
View ArticleObama sending more troops to Iraq. But is Iraq really ready for them?
After months of consideration the White House and Pentagon have come up with a new plan for Iraq – and it looks a lot like the old one. In a statement released this afternoon, the White House said...
View Article2 years after US military departure, Iraq asking for new help to battle al-Qaida
WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after pushing out the U.S. military, Iraq is asking for more American weapons, training and manpower to help fight a bloody resurgence of al-Qaida that has unleashed a...
View ArticleIraqi prime minister fears Yemen conflict could spark wider sectarian war
Iraq and Saudi Arabia, two countries where the United States has strong ties and significant investment, are not the closest of friends. But the Obama administration has long tried to bring them...
View ArticleNouri al-Maliki forced out as Iraq's political turmoil deepens
Iraq's embattled prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, appeared to have lost his job on Monday, after the country's president appointed a rival Shia candidate to form a new government in a bid to end the...
View ArticleDefeating the Iraqi State, One Victory at a Time (International Crisis Group)
(Source: International Crisis Group) Beirut/Brussels| 26 Mar 2015 AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubaye What progress is being made against jihadi insurgents occupying large swathes of north-western Iraq is...
View ArticleIraq launches operation to drive Islamic State from Anbar
BAGHDAD — Iraq on Tuesday announced the launch of a major military operation to drive the Islamic State from the western Anbar province and retake the Sunni heartland where the extremist group captured...
View ArticleWhy Does Baghdad Let ISIS Keep Winning?
Ramadi may have fallen to ISIS on Sunday, but the city has been under attack for over a year. Sectarian politics kept the government from defending it—and could empower ISIS further. The road to...
View ArticleColumn: Iraq's 'Second' Most Important Elections
Barbara Slavin WASHINGTON — Iraq is holding parliamentary elections next week but will Americans care? Even inside the Beltway, the U.S. appears to have lost much of its interest in a country where...
View ArticleAl Qaeda pushing Iraq toward civil war, ambassador says
Facebook Follow @washtimes Are there any laws that could have stopped a Navy Yard tragedy from happening? Login to Vote View results A resurgent al Qaeda is trying to push Iraq toward a civil war,...
View ArticleCan Iraq hold together? How the new Shiite premier is doing.
Only one small framed photograph hangs in the office of Sheikh Jabbar al-Fahdawi. It shows him shaking hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who has promised inclusive rule in a country at...
View ArticlePolitical temperature rises in Baghdad amid IS threat
The last time I came to Baghdad, it was its hottest day on record - a blistering 51C in August 2011. The political temperature was a scorcher too. I flew into the Iraqi capital with then US Joint...
View ArticleInterview with Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Abadi: 'The Liberation of Tikrit Is...
In a SPIEGEL interview, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi discusses his disappointment over delayed American support in Baghdad's battle against the Islamic State and why it remains so difficult to...
View ArticleIraq's top cleric calls for unity after PM resigns
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View ArticleAnalysts: US Airstrikes,Targeted Raids not Enough to Defeat ISIS
Sharon Behn Iraq experts warn that unless the United States works to have Sunni Iraqis take up arms against the Islamic State militant group, Washington’s policy of airstrikes and targeted raids will...
View ArticleShould the US Work With Iran to Fight IS?
Cecily Hilleary World leaders reached a deal with Iran on July 14 to ease economic sanctions if Iran curbs its nuclear capabilities, and this has reopened the debate over whether the U.S. should work...
View ArticleWorldview: Iraqi's visit tests whether U.S. has Mideast policy
The visit of Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar Abadi to Washington this week will test whether the White House has any Mideast strategy beyond a nuclear deal with Iran. Even administration optimists have...
View ArticleMaliki says he’ll step down in Iraq, easing fears of violent transition
BAGHDAD — Bowing to calls for his resignation from Iraq’s most revered cleric and his own political party, Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki on Thursday backed off his threat to fight the nomination of...
View ArticleIslamic State Militants Advance Toward Baghdad
Mike Richman In recent months, Islamic State fighters have overrun Iraqi forces in the western part of the country, capturing nearly all of Anbar province while trying to carve out a path to Baghdad....
View ArticleAbadi’s visit to Washington tests U.S. policy in Mideast
The visit of Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar Abadi to Washington this week will test whether the White House has any Mideast strategy beyond a nuclear deal with Iran. Even administration optimists have...
View ArticleIraq’s PM-Designate Faces Formidable Challenges
Cecily Hilleary The decision Thursday by Iraq's Nouri al-Maliki to give up his post as prime minister leaves the difficult task of leading the nation out of crisis to his designated successor, Haider...
View ArticleIslamic State Militants Encroach on Baghdad
Mike Richman In recent months, Islamic State fighters have overrun Iraqi forces in the western part of the country, capturing nearly all of Anbar province while trying to carve out a path to Baghdad....
View ArticleTrudy Rubin: Iraqi chief’s visit a test of U.S. resolve in Mideast
The visit of Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to Washington this week will test whether the White House has any Mideast strategy beyond a nuclear deal with Iran. Even administration optimists have...
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