Proposal comes hours after roadside bomb targets convoy transporting equipment for US-led coalition, prompting questions over whether such a truce can hold

Assistant secretary of state does not confirm or deny reported threat by Washington to withdraw its troops and close embassy in Baghdad if violence doesn't end

Tehran sees neighboring country as a possible route to bypass US sanctions

Under alias 'Mosul Eye,' historian Omar Mohammed used Twitter and blogs to document beheadings, torture in his Iraqi hometown before fleeing in 2017. His work continues from Paris

US president tells PM al-Kadhemi American soldiers will leave Iraq, but gives no timetable

PM's promise to rein in rogue militias in bid to fight corruption and carry out restructuring has been met with increased instability and violence

Some 400 families of Jewish descent still live in Iraqi Kurdistan, once home to a thriving community; some now practice their faith in secret, while others have converted to Islam

US secretary of state meets with Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein, says there is still 'work to do' but declines to discuss with media possible US troop withdrawals

Iraqi, Kuwaiti armies deny bombing carried out by newly formed Iraqi Shiite group; 2nd explosion said to target US-led coalition convoy in Taji area, north of Baghdad

Poor electricity infrastructure leaves many Iraqis unable to cool off in the scorching summer heat, while country's dependency on Iran for energy is complicating ties with US