These are external links and will open in a new window/ The Popular Mobilisation's fighters played a key role in the war against IS in Iraq The head of an Iran-backed paramilitary force in Iraq has distanced it from a claim by his deputy that the US was responsible for several recent explosions ...
Members of Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) paramilitaries march with the group's flags during a parade marking al-Quds (Jerusalem) International Day in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on May 31. (HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP/Getty Images)/ Beirut bureau chief, covering Lebanon, Syria ...
Iraqi Shiite fighters of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force secure the border area with Syria in al-Qaim in Iraq's Anbar province late last year (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)/ Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi paramilitary units said Wednesday they held the US responsible for a string of mysterious ...
In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 file photo, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. A fact-finding committee appointed by the Iraqi government to investigate a massive munitions depot explosion near the capital Baghdad has concluded that the blast was ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ An explosion on 12 August near Baghdad sent rockets shooting though the capital A powerful Iran-backed paramilitary force in Iraq has said it holds the US responsible for a series of blasts at its bases in recent weeks. The deputy head of ...
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on explosion near Baghdad earlier in the month (all times local): Iran-backed militias in Iraq have said they hold the United States responsible for a series of attacks targeting militia bases across the country. In a statement issued Wednesday, the deputy head of the ...
Explosions rocked once again rocked military positions in Iraq just days after the country imposed new airspace restrictions and Israel hinted it would target Iran there. Iraq's Civil Defense announced Tuesday that firefighters managed to contain a fire that broke out at a site in Balad, a city ...
16PM [Updated: Tue Aug 20, 2019 06:28PM ]/ This black smoke is seen rising in the sky following several blasts at a position of Iraqi pro-government of pro-government Popular Mobilization Units, better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha'abi, near Balad air base north of Baghdad, Iraq, on ...
06PM [Updated: Thu Aug 22, 2019 06:18PM ]/ Iraq's pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha’abi, says it has shot down an unidentified spy drone over capital Baghdad. According to a statement by the PMU, carried by the Arabic-language ...
26PM [Updated: Thu Aug 22, 2019 04:26PM ]/ This file picture shows fighters from the pro-government Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units, better known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, in an undisclosed location in Iraq. (Phot by the media bureau of Popular Mobilization Units)/ Senior Iraqi ...
15PM [Updated: Wed Aug 21, 2019 04:15PM ]/ In this file picture, fighters from Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units, better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha’abi, march during a parade marking the annual Quds Day in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Reuters)/ An Iraqi legislator says ...
Iran has stepped up attacks on energy targets in the Gulf, as two fuel tankers were hit by explosions and burst into flames./ Fires are burning around the region with fuel and oil storage tanks hit in Bahrain and Oman./ Tehran said the world should be ready for oil at $200 per barrel and warned ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ FILE - Former President Jimmy Carter speaks during an annual Carter Town Hall held at Emory University in Atlanta, Sept. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)/ President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on ...
US military vehicles during the 1991 military operation to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait/ I know what can happen when an American president calls for an uprising and then doesn't get involved when it starts. That's because I've seen it before./ In 1991, on 15 February to be precise, the first ...
Parts of Tehran are covered in snow, days after black rain fell on the capital/ Snow fell in parts of Tehran on Tuesday night, blanketing the Iranian capital with a layer of white after air strikes on oil depots caused days of dark skies and black rain./ Sahar, a woman in her 20s, told BBC ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ The head of Vatican Security, Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, center, follows Pope Leo XIV as he visits the parish complex of Santa Maria della Presentazione on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks, before a dinner hosted by the Canada-China Business Council, during the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017, in Beijing, China, January 16, 2026. ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ President Donald Trump salutes as an Army carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, who was killed in a drone strike at a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home, New Delhi said. in the Middle East and beyond. It also ignited a debate in India about ...
is continuing to wind down its brick-and-mortar operations after news broke earlier this year that it would be closing all US and Canadian stores. , the retailer has set a deadline for customers to redeem any remaining credits in store. Customers have until March 12 to use any outstanding gift ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ The sun sets behind a plume of smoke rising after a U.S.–Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)/ A plume of smoke rises following a U.S.-Israeli military strike in Tehran, ...