Baghdad, Iraq: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Iraq’s prime minister on Friday in an unannounced visit as he seeks to coordinate a regional approach to Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. The top US diplomat flew to Baghdad from the Turkish capital Ankara and headed into talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed…
Baghdad: Iraq’s population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday. The census, conducted on November 20, was Iraq’s first nationwide survey in more than three decades, marking a crucial step for future planning and development. Prior to the census, the…
Eighteen years ago, an operation targeting suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in Iraq took a dark turn when US soldiers killed three detainees under suspicious circumstances. At the centre of renewed scrutiny is Pete Hegseth, a former platoon leader in the brigade involved, now US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defence. The events of May…
