The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

U.S. says supports Iraq, other Middle East partners after Iran attack

The United States condemned on Sunday an Iranian attack on Iraq's northern city of Erbil and backs Baghdad and governments across the region in the face of threats from Tehran, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

U.S. working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities - Sullivan

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday condemned Iran's ballistic missile attack on Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, and said Washington was working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities to defend itself.

Reuters · Mar 13, 2022

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims missile attack on Iraq

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it carried out a missile strike on what it called an Israeli “strategic center” in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, according to a statement on the group’s official news portal, Sepah News.

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2022

Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq

Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2022

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Take Responsibility for Attack on Erbil

Iran's Revolutionary Guards released on Sunday a statement taking responsibility for missile attacks against Israeli "strategic centers" in Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, Iran's state media reported. "Any repetition of attacks by Israel will be met with a harsh, decisive and destructive response," the statement said, Reuters reported.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2022

Iraq: Dozen ballistic missiles hit Kurdish capital Erbil, no casualties

Iraqi officials claim missiles were fired from Iran

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2022

Toxic burn pits put the health of US veterans at risk. Can a new law help?

Joe Biden, whose son Beau’s cancer may have been connected to exposure, has advocated for a better response

The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2022

Missiles Fired on Iraq's Erbil Were Launched from Iran, Says US Official

A dozen ballistic missiles launched from outside Iraq struck the country's northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil on Sunday, Kurdish officials said, adding there were no casualties. The attack was launched from Iran, a US official told Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2022

Iranian Guards claim ballistic missile attacks in Erbil

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim the missile attacks, saying it targeted Israeli ‘strategic centre’ in Iraq.

Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2022

Missiles land near US consulate in northern Iraq city of Erbil

US and Iraqi officials say there were no reports of casualties from the attack, which one official said was launched from Iran

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2022