Washington and Baghdad agreed in 2024 to wind down a U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq by September 2025, with U.S. forces departing bases where they had been stationed.

Iraqi and Kurdish commanders said Tuesday they have paused their advance on Mosul a day after the start of a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city, which is expected to take weeks, ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, speaks during the Army Day celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. With the polar plunge we are experiencing, if the power were to go out do ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. forces have fully withdrawn from an air base in western Iraq in implementation of an agreement with the Iraqi government, Iraqi officials said Saturday. Washington and Baghdad ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, attends the Army Day celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. forces have fully withdrawn from an air base in western ...