The Iraqi authorities has declared a curfew within the capital Baghdad “till additional discover,” as a contemporary wave of anti-government demonstrations grips the town. Greater than 60 individuals have been killed in latest days. ...

US forces leaving northern Syria have reportedly crossed into Iraq, the place they are going to proceed their seemingly infinite army presence within the area. Donald Trump had insinuated that the troopers could be returning house. ...

The toll from 4 days of violent unrest in Iraq rose to 72 killed and lots of extra wounded, police and medics stated on Saturday, as authorities lifted a days-long curfew in Baghdad that protesters had defied. FRANCE 24's correspondent Simona Foltyn has the small print. Greater than three,000 folks ...

The demise of former French President Jacques Chirac ought to remind us how the architects of the Iraq Struggle, who stress their ‘pro-European’ credentials right this moment, peddled crude Francophobia sixteen years in the past. ...

Iraqi President Barham Salih warned of the risks of a brand new battle within the Center East, insisting that Iraq should not be drawn into one other pricey battle by neighboring states on the lookout for a combat. ...

Tehran has mentioned with Baghdad the potential of reopening a pipeline linking Iran and Syria by way of Iraqi territory to keep away from utilizing the Strait of Hormuz for oil transportation within the Persian Gulf. ...

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura instructed RT’s Lee Camp that his anti-war views had been so unpopular at MSNBC, the community paid him one thing to the tune of ten million to “preserve quiet.” Learn ...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders took a swipe at neoconservative Invoice Kristol for his “silly advocacy of the Iraq conflict,” and questioned whether or not he had apologized to the nation for it but. Learn Full ...

Exxon Mobil’s choice to take its international staff out from the West Qurna 1 oilfield was unjustified, in response to Iraq’s oil minister. He added that the withdrawal doesn't pose a menace to the nation’s oilfields. ...

A US military veteran rammed eight individuals crossing the street in Sunnyvale, California, as a result of he believed at the least a few of them had been Muslim, police stated. He could now face hate ...