Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates

A huge blast at a military base in Iraq early on Saturday killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups. The force commander said it was an attack while the army said it ... Read More

Iraq hangs 11 convicted of terrorism in latest mass executions

Iraq had hanged 11 militants sentenced to death on terrorism charges, local security officials said on Thursday. Read More

Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units killed in blast at base, Iraqi army says

At least three people were wounded after five explosions rocked a military base belonging to an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, a local security official told CNN Saturday. Read More

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By Steven Erlanger For residents of Ukraine’s second-largest ... Palestinian officials said scores of bodies had been found, some shot in the head, at one hospital after Israeli forces withdrew. Read More

City officials propose construction of world's largest tidal power generator: 'A huge step'

Officials in Liverpool, England, are proposing plans to build the largest tidal power generator in the world on the River Mersey ... one user wrote. "That's a really cool concept," another ... Read More

China Tightens Hold on Iraq's Oil with Al-Faw Refinery Nearing Completion

The announcement last week by the General Company for Ports in Iraq (GCPI) that a consortium of Chinese companies has nearly completed the 300,000-barrels-per-day (bpd) oil refinery at Iraq’s key Faw ... Read More

US officials fear most of Hamas’ hostages in Gaza are already dead: report

US intelligence officials estimate that most of the 133 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza are already dead, according to a new report. While the Israel Defense Forces estimate that as many as ... Read More

Long mistreated by Iraq, the Kurds need America’s attention now

Ordered by megalomaniacal Saddam Hussein, Iraqi air force planes dropped napalm, mustard gas and other deadly agents on Halabja, a Kurdish city in Iraq’s north. An estimated 5,000 people were ... Read More

Iraq investigates a blast at a base of Iran-allied militias that killed 1. US denies involvement

Iraqi authorities say they are investigating an explosion that struck a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-allied militias, overnight, killing one person and injuri ... Read More

Americans star on an Iraqi basketball team. Its owners include forces that attacked US troops

The commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, Esmail Ghaani, made a special trip to Iraq to demand that the armed factions stop targeting U.S. forces, according to two Iraqi political officials who ... Read More

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Britain’s Parliament passed ... Palestinian officials said scores of bodies had been found, some shot in the head, at one hospital after Israeli forces withdrew. Israel said it had dug up ... Read More