State Department says two sides should instead talk about how to 'recommit' to their partnership; thousands protest in Baghdad and beyond, calling on both US and Iran to leave

At every tumultuous turn, Iraq's independence has seemingly been ignored by its two closest allies, who happen to be bitter enemies

Purportedly dead troops 'were immediately transferred out of the airbase by helicopters'; Revolutionary Guard claims after no damage reported from retaliatory strike

'It's not a piece of paper that fell off the printer,' Adel Abdel Mahdi tells his cabinet, disputing Washington's claim document had been sent accidentally

Incident highlights confusion over US policy in Iraq; Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley calls letter 'honest mistake, a draft unsigned letter, because we are moving forces around'

US Democratic presidential candidate says timing of strike, White House justifications raise suspicions in light of Congress legal proceedings

European leaders also plead with parties to not jeopardize a battle against Islamic State after Iraqi parliament demands exit thousands of US troops

Adel Abdel Mahdi tells parliament Jerusalem behind some attacks on munitions in summer of 2019, as lawmakers call for expelling American forces from the country

Residents report hearing blasts near Green Zone in Iraqi capital, shortly after deadline issued by hardline militia for Iraqi troops to move away from US installations

Officials say soldiers from 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina are in addition to about 700 deployed to Kuwait after storming of the US embassy compound