On March 20, 2003, the United States and its allies launched a war on Iraq with airstrikes devastating the capital city Baghdad.

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Ali al-Zaidi, a political unknown, has been tasked with forming a new coalition government. Now, he must grapple with growing U.S. pressure to curb Iranian influence over Iraq. By Erika Solomon and ...

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The Strait of Hormuz crisis is driving nations’ efforts to develop alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, with Iraq’s $24 billion "Development Road" project at the forefront, analyst says. The route ...

The so-called "core-core" inflation, which strips out prices of both food and energy, dipped to 2.4%. Headline inflation came in at 1.5%, compared with 1.3% in February, staying below the central bank ...

In these books, an emperor, an officer and an orphan look for anything that resembles a clear victory in the fog of war. By Thomas E. Ricks Thomas E. Ricks, the Book Review’s military history ...

United Airlines warned Wednesday that the company is raising ticket prices by as much as 20% as it grapples with surging jet fuel costs driven by the war in Iran. The alarming notice came during the ...

Iraq’s ruling Shiite alliance pushed back a key meeting on Wednesday in Baghdad as it struggled to settle on a nominee for prime minister, buying itself a little more time before a constitutional ...

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has suspended U.S. dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, escalating the pressure on Baghdad to dismantle powerful ...