Iraqi people

Iraqis mourn 2 Shiite fighters killed in Syria

2 days ago

Hundreds of Iraqis in a southern city have attended the funeral of two Shiite fighters killed in Syria.

Iraqi death hints of Iran's role in Syrian crisis

13 days ago

"It was a religious and ethical duty to go to Syria and defend our holy shrines," said an Iraqi Shiite fighter from Basra who referred to himself only by the nickname Abu Zeinab, fearing reprisals.

2 attacks kill 4 Iraqis just west of Baghdad

62 days ago

Iraqi officials say two bombs, including one attached to the underside of a bus, have killed four people in a western suburb of Baghdad.

Saddam's specter lives on in Iraqi landmarks

62 days ago

Saddam built the split teardrop-shaped sculpture in the middle of a manmade lake in the early 1980s to commemorate Iraqis killed in the Iran-Iraq War.

Iraqi refugee resettlement program far from exact

64 days ago

As U.S. bases closed when the American military began to pull up stakes, many Iraqis were forced into hiding for the year or two that it took for their resettlement cases to be processed.

U.S. pledge to help Iraqis who aided occupation largely unfulfilled

66 days ago

Not only was it rife with duplication, but it also demanded that Iraqis provide documents that would've revealed what they did for a living, something many were trying desperately to keep secret.

Iraqi forces prevent prayer at Baghdad mosque

72 days ago

An Iraqi Sunni cleric says security forces have prevented worshippers from holding Friday prayers at a prominent Sunni mosque in northern Baghdad.

Iraqi Sunni official announces resignation

79 days ago

Earlier Friday, two car bombs struck a livestock market south of the Iraqi capital on Friday, killing five and wounding dozens, the second such attack in as many days.

Sunnis gather in Iraqi cities in mass protests

93 days ago

The advocacy group Human Rights Watch this week pressed the Iraqi government to complete its probe of the Fallujah shooting and ensure that those responsible for any unlawful killing are prosecuted.

6 dead in rocket attack on Iraqi refugee camp

99 days ago

Iraqi police and Gobadi said assailants fired rockets, while U.N. officials said the camp was hit by mortar rounds.

Hackers call Iraqi PM 'oppressor' on his website

106 days ago

Hackers have broken into the official website of the embattled Iraqi prime minister, calling him an "oppressor."

Iraqi president's absence leaves political hole

107 days ago

Toby Dodge, an author on Iraqi politics, said al-Maliki has restricted the space for dissent, but argued that the prime minister commands a strong enough armed force to keep the country together.

Hundreds of Iraqis mourn slain protesters

113 days ago

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters have gathered in a western city for the funeral of protesters killed during a shooting by army troops a day earlier.

Iraqi extremists try to harness opposition rage

113 days ago

Yet Iraqi and U.S. officials have expressed concern that violent extremists could benefit from the demonstrators' feelings of alienation and hostility toward the Shiite-led Iraqi government.

Iraqi troops shoot dead 3 protesters during clash

114 days ago

Officials say Iraqi troops have killed three protesters and wounded 11 while trying to prevent the demonstrators from joining an anti-government rally west of Baghdad.

Demonstrators rally in support of Iraqi government

127 days ago

"Iraqi officials said that the demonstrations held in Sunni areas were aimed to create nationwide chaos and revive sectarian conflict in the country.

Iraqi Sunnis demonstrate in Anbar, west of Baghdad

142 days ago

Witnesses say tens of thousands of Iraqi Sunni Muslims have massed along a major western highway in the latest of a week of large demonstrations against the Shiite-led government.

Iraqi premier in Jordan, no oil deal announced

146 days ago

Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul-Karim Elaib took part, but there was no word about boosting Iraqi shipments of 15,000 barrels of oil a day to resource-poor Jordan.

Iranian exiles blame Iraqis for camp death

146 days ago

An Iranian exile group representing residents of a refugee camp outside Baghdad is alleging that one of its members has died after Iraqi authorities prevented him from being hospitalized.

Iraqi president in Germany for medical treatment

150 days ago

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told The Associated Press on Thursday that doctors have determined the president had a "very serious stroke," and that he is showing signs of improvement.

Iraqi President Talabani suffers a stroke

152 days ago

Although his political powers are limited, Talabani, 79, is respected by many Iraqis as a rare unifying figure able to rise above the ethnic and sectarian rifts that still divide the country.

UK watchdog: Doctor dishonest in death of Iraqi

154 days ago

Britain's defense authorities later apologized for the mistreatment of Mousa and nine other Iraqis and paid a 3 million pound ($4.9 million) settlement.