Tag: Iraq
Rights monitor says 3 dead as protests rage in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition into a crowd of anti-government protesters on Friday in southern Iraq, killing three people, a human...
Albanian minister in Lebanon for Syria repatriation efforts
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s interior minister on Thursday said he was in Lebanon looking to repatriate more Albanians related to other nationals who had...
Defense head Austin weighs warship needs in Pacific, Mideast
ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told sailors on the USS Nimitz Thursday that he hopes to avoid long ship deployments...
Defense head Austin weighs warship needs in Pacific, Mideast
<p>ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told sailors on the USS Nimitz Thursday that he hopes to avoid long ship deployments...
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
<p>Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through...
Slovenia police find 13 migrants lacking air hidden in truck
<p>LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Police in Slovenia have discovered 13 migrants from Iraq, including two children, who were hidden in a cargo truck, suffering from...
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through...
Slovenia police find 13 migrants lacking air hidden in truck
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Police in Slovenia have discovered 13 migrants from Iraq, including two children, who were hidden in a cargo truck, suffering from...
NATO boosts Iraq mission with thousands of personnel
<p>BRUSSELS — NATO is planning to scale up its mission training Iraq's security forces with thousands of new personnel as the military alliance seeks...
NATO boosts Iraq mission with thousands of personnel
BRUSSELS — NATO is planning to scale up its mission training Iraq's security forces with thousands of new personnel as the military alliance seeks...