iraq
Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad brothel, say officials
World
May 22, 2013
Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad brothel, say officials
Unknown gunmen shot dead at least seven women and five men at a brothel in Baghdad on Wednesday, security and…
Iraqi forces clash with protesters; 27 dead, army says
World
April 23, 2013
Iraqi forces clash with protesters; 27 dead, army says
Clashes on Tuesday in north Iraq between security forces and anti-government protesters allegedly infiltrated by militants left 27 people dead…
Bombs mar start to first Iraq vote since US exit
World
April 20, 2013
Bombs mar start to first Iraq vote since US exit
BAGHDAD — A dozen small bombs exploded and mortar rounds landed near polling centers in Iraq Saturday, wounding at least…
Attack on Iraq election campaign tent kills 22: police, medics
World
April 6, 2013
Attack on Iraq election campaign tent kills 22: police, medics
At least 22 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy election campaign tent in…
Standard Chartered would consider Egypt buy, plans Iraq push
Business
March 24, 2013
Standard Chartered would consider Egypt buy, plans Iraq push
DUBAI — Standard Chartered would consider acquiring a bank in Egypt to ride an expected boom in one of the…
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
World
March 24, 2013
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace…
Iraq’s story is a series of still unfolding tragedies
Opinion
March 24, 2013
Iraq’s story is a series of still unfolding tragedies
The story of Iraq on the 10th anniversary of the second US invasion is composed of a series of tragedies.…
Kerry on surprise Iraq trip to urge Syria cooperation
World
March 24, 2013
Kerry on surprise Iraq trip to urge Syria cooperation
US Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise trip to Baghdad on Sunday to press for more help over…
Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim has too many stories to tell
Books
March 24, 2013
Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim has too many stories to tell
In Hassan Blasim’s “The Song of the Goats,” hundreds of Iraqis “were waiting in queues to tell their stories. The…
On the legacy of the Iraq War: Q&A with Rashid Khalidi
Egypt
March 20, 2013
On the legacy of the Iraq War: Q&A with Rashid Khalidi
In commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, Egypt Independent spoke to American historian Rashid Khalidi…