Baghdad: News

07 Sep 2024

Iran

US to withdraw American-led troops from Iraq by September 2025 

The United States and Iraq have reportedly reached a broad agreement to withdraw hundreds of American-led troops from Iraq by September 2025.

28 Apr 2024

Iraq

Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside Baghdad home

Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, better known as Om Fahad, a celebrated TikTok personality from Iraq, was brutally murdered outside her home in the Zoyouna district of eastern Baghdad on Saturday.

26 Dec 2023

Joe Biden

Iraq: After drone attack, US strikes Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah's facilities

The United States (US) military struck on three sites used by Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq on Monday (local time), Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

13 Jul 2021

Iraq

Iraqi health officials: 64 dead in fire at coronavirus ward

The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 64 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said.

03 Jan 2020

Iran

Who was Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian General US killed?

Earlier on Friday, the United States confirmed to have killed Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike at Iraq's Baghdad Airport.

03 Jan 2020

Iran

Iran's top commander Qasem Soleimani killed in United States strike

Qasem Soleimani, the top commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, was killed in an operation carried out by the United States, Pentagon confirmed on Friday.

15 Jan 2018

ISIS

Twin bomb attacks in Baghdad kill at least 35

At least 35 people were killed in double suicide bombings in Tayaran Square in Baghdad, the second attack in three days.

30 Mar 2017

ISIS

15 dead, 45 injured in Baghdad suicide attack

Iraqi officials said 15 people died and 45 others were injured in an apparent suicide attack on police check post in Baghdad.

Pentagon mired in 'fake propaganda video' scandal

An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism revealed that the Bell Pottinger agency received $540 million from the US Department of Defence (DoD).