Iraq
Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens
BAGHDAD - Among the Iranian pilgrims, foreign executives and tourists in the departure lounge at Baghdad airport, a group of young Iraqis prepare to wage religious war in Syria - not for the rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad but against them.
UK says soldier deaths' court ruling will hit combat missions
LONDON - The British government warned on Wednesday that future combat operations could become more difficult after a court ruled that families of three soldiers killed in Iraq could sue the military for failing to protect troops on active duty.
Suicide bomber embraces and kills Sunni politician in Iraq
MOSUL, Iraq - A suicide bomber blew himself up as he embraced a Sunni Muslim political leader in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing the man and four of his family a day before elections in the area.
U.N. recommends bringing Iraq closer to ending 1990s sanctions
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday recommended bringing Iraq one step closer to ending all U.N. sanctions imposed on Baghdad more than two decades ago after former leader Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait In 1990.
Three bombings kill at least 12 in Iraq: police
BAGHDAD - At least 12 people were killed in three bomb attacks in Iraq on Monday, police and medics said. | Video
Car bombs, shootings kill 30 across Iraq
BASRA, Iraq - Attacks across Iraq targeting mainly Shi'ite Muslims killed at least 30 people on Sunday, police and medics said, intensifying fears of a descent into all-out sectarian war. | Video
Mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq kills three
BAGHDAD - A mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp killed three people in Baghdad on Saturday, police sources said, and the Mujahidin-e-Khalq (MEK) group said Iran was probably to blame, with Iraqi complicity.
Iraq Qaeda leader rebuffs move to end dispute with Syria group: SITE
RIYADH - An audio recording attributed to the head of al Qaeda in Iraq suggests he has rebuffed efforts by the group's global leader Ayman al-Zawahri to end a dispute with the movement's Syrian wing, the SITE Monitoring group reported on Saturday.
Mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq kills three
BAGHDAD - A mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp killed three people in Baghdad on Saturday, police sources said, and the Mujahidin-e-Khalq (MEK) group said Iran was probably to blame, with Iraqi complicity.
Two killed in mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Two people were killed in a mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, police sources said.

