No immediate word on casualties in attack near Mosul, where American soldiers are helping Iraqi forces battle remnants of Islamic State

Specialized team worked for a year to track down elusive terror chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraq's intelligence services reveal

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper assures Baghdad that redeployed troops will only temporarily stay in country before returning home

Projectiles fired from an area controlled by Iraqi paramilitary forces with ties to Tehran; no casualties reported

Alleged IDF airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed paramilitaries have heightened divisions between the Shiite groups and Iraqi government

Baghdad's US envoy listed good reasons for a detente with Jerusalem; though he wasn't punished for his remarks, normalization still seems far off

Facing increasing pressure from both Tehran and Washington, Adel Abdul-Mahdi risks coming off as weak if he fails to rein in Popular Mobilization Forces

400 staff members from Lockheed Martin Corp, Sallyport Global will reportedly be airlifted from Balad base amid a tense standoff between Baghdad's key allies, Washington and Tehran

US-Iran tensions spike as five US-linked sites attacked within five days, apparently from Shiite areas

Officer says parts from unexploded mine used to attack ships last week similar to bomb made by firm linked to Revolutionary Guards