BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis headed to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a parliamentary election marked by tight security and a ...

The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) headquarters, designed by the UK-based Zaha Hadid Architects, is a new landmark on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Now the tallest building in the city, the ...

The number of Christians in Iraq had already declined sharply after the 2003 American invasion, but it has decreased ...

Unlike its war on Iraq 11 years ago, the U.S. invasion will aim to capture this city of Arabian nights, with its winding river and long boulevards, its packed bazaars and astonishing modern palaces.

A crucial component of the new Iraq security plan is securing the capital city of Baghdad. The plan is to split Baghdad into two subcommands (Divisions) east and west of the Tigris River. An Iraqi ...

Past elections in Iraq were often marred by political violence, including assassinations of candidates, attacks on polling ...

Marines sent to U.S. Embassy in Iraq to provide security against ISIS. June 16, 2014— -- Outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, the city is gearing up to fend off the militant Sunni group ...

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq — Officials, family members and journalists gathered Saturday in Freedom Park, in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah, for the unveiling of a new monument to the "Guardians of ...

Masoud Barzani, the Iraqi Kurdish leader who first took up arms against Saddam Hussein as a teenage guerrilla, remains a towering figure in Kurdish politics as Iraq heads into its November 11 election ...

A sprawling 3,400-year-old city emerged in Iraq after a reservoir's water level swiftly dropped due to extreme drought. A sprawling 3,400-year-old city emerged in Iraq after a reservoir's water level ...

Whether this move is a precaution (Benghazi) or a sign of the lack of confidence in Iraq's security forces (or perhaps both) remains to be seen. 3:31 p.m.: The already unlikely possibility of an ...