April 22, 2021 Biden Pentagon nominee faces scrutiny over resurfaced tweet as nomination heads to final vote An old tweet from President Biden’s nominee to be the number three at the Pentagon has resurfaced as the nomination process heads to the Senate floor.
April 16, 2021 Drone attack targets Iraqi base in Erbil that houses US troops: reports An unmanned drone dropped explosives on a U.S.-led base near the Erbil airport in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq on Wednesday night, according to reports.Â
April 1, 2021 Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: America’s partner in the ISIS fight, now desperately seeking clarity The ghost of the 2003 Iraq war has haunted every decision that the United States has made on the Syrian civil war, which this week marked its tenth anniversary.  Iraq’s memory also shaped America’s efforts to defeat ISIS. Â
March 30, 2021 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei readies for April flight to International Space Station NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is set to lift off aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on an April 9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
March 22, 2021 Nate Anderson: Biden, end our endless wars – this veteran is convinced it's time for a change. Here's why If you thought President Joe Biden’s posture toward endless wars was going to be different than his predecessors, last month’s airstrikes against Iranian proxies in Syria suggest otherwise.
March 16, 2021 Ex-Marine released from Iranian jail in 2016 fights espionage claims After Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible for $20 million in compensation from a special U.S. government fund.
March 8, 2021 After historic whirlwind visit, Pope leaves Iraq for Rome The visit aimed to heal a divide in the country between the Islamic majority and Christian minority.
March 7, 2021 Where ISIS ruled, Pope Francis calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild Pope Francis called on Iraq's Christians to forgive the injustices committed against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community's historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Islamic State group's horrific reign.
March 6, 2021 Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric hold historic, symbolic meeting The meeting lasted for 40 minutes, with some concerns over the cleric's safety as he has yet to be vaccinated.
March 5, 2021 Pope begins first-ever papal visit to Iraq, urges Christians to help rebuild country Iraqi security forces view the visit as an opportunity to show the world the improvements to the country.