Dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire, angered over deadly U.S. airstrikes targeting the Iran-backed militia. An ...
A top Iraqi militia leader warned of a strong response against U.S. forces in Iraq following airstrikes in Iraq and Syria overnight that hit several bases of his Iranian-backed group and killed at least 25 people.
The US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has been targeted by protesters angered by recent US air strikes on an Iran-backed Iraqi militia. US forces are believed to have used tear gas to disperse the crowds, who managed to breach an outer wall of the compound.
The developments represent a major downturn in Iraq-U.S. relations that could further undermine U.S. influence in the region./ BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Kataib Hezbollah's headquarters in western Iraqi were hit in the US strikes Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi has condemned the US air strikes which killed at least 25 members of an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia. Mr Mahdi said the US ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Protesters started fires next the walls of the US embassy compound in Baghdad Protesters angered by recent US air strikes on an Iran-backed Iraqi militia have reportedly broken into the US embassy compound in Baghdad. US forces are said to ...
The U.S. military carried out air strikes on Sunday against the Kataib Hezbollah militia in response to the killing of a U.S. civilian contractor, officials said.
Iraqi security and militia sources said at least 25 militia fighters were killed and at least 55 wounded following three U.S. air strikes in Iraq on Sunday./ WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military carried out air strikes in Iraq and Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah militia group in ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ The US has conducted strikes against militia bases in Iraq and Syria following the death of a US contractor. The US confirmed the strikes targeted weapon storage facilities along with command and control locations belonging to Kataib ...
Palestinians react to Gaza peace deal announcement/ The ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, announced after intense negotiations in Egypt, is a long-awaited breakthrough that brings them closer to ending the two-year-old war in Gaza. But, despite the momentum, there is no ...
The Skeik building, in a quiet road off Omar al-Mukhtar Street in western Gaza City, was a familiar sight to Gaza's lovers. The tree-lined street that ran beside it was once a favourite place for courting couples, eager to avoid Gaza's socially conservative gaze. But the road nicknamed "Lovers' ...
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled an Israeli offensive in Gaza City in recent months/ "In these two years, I lost so much," says Emaan al-Wahidi. She is living in a rented garage, struggling each day to find food and clean water, and has been displaced multiple times. Her ...
Israel's devastating military response to the 7 October attacks has destroyed most of Gaza/ After two years of war, there is a chance of a deal that will end the killing and destruction in Gaza and return the Israeli hostages, living and dead, to their families. It is an opportunity, but it is ...
Israel's foreign ministry posted a photo of Thunberg walking through Ben Gurion airport/ Israel has deported Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and 170 other pro-Palestinian activists who were detained when Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla trying to breach its naval blockade of Gaza ...
Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are heading to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to start indirect talks over an end to the Israel-Gaza war. It is the closest both sides have come to a deal since the war began two years ago - which Israel has agreed to and Hamas has partly agreed to - is really just a ...
Smoke rises following explosions in Gaza City on Sunday/ All eyes are on Egypt as indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel on the war in Gaza are set to begin on Monday, with the US and Israel pushing for the swift release of hostages. The talks come after Hamas agreed to some parts of a ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held in Gaza "in the coming days". In a televised statement, he also said "Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarised – either the easy way or the hard way, but it will be achieved". ...
People in Gaza have reacted with shock after US President Donald Trump appeared to welcome Hamas's response to his peace plan for the territory. Hundreds of Palestinians flooded my social media accounts and messaging apps with questions like: "Has the war ended?" and "Is this a dream or ...
Trump and Netanyahu met at the White House this week and unveiled the US ceasefire proposal/ Hamas agreeing to release the remaining hostages, albeit subject to negotiations and certain conditions being met, will give real hope to the family members in Israel who have been desperate for this ...