Populist Iraqi cleric announces suspension of his movement

Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday that he would suspend the movement he leads for one year, citing “corruption” among some of his followers. A group within his Sadrist movement, which has dubbed itself the “Owners

Explosion reported at Iraqi airport at center of Kurdish conflict

An explosion struck next to the Suleimaniyah International Airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region Friday, local officials said. The blast came days after Turkey closed its airspace to flights to and from the airport, citing an alleged increase in Kurdish militant

3 Iraqi soldiers killed during raid on suspected IS cell

Three Iraqi troops were killed Thursday when a suspected Islamic State militant detonated an explosive vest, state media reported, as security forces remain on high alert for sectarian attacks. The soldiers were carrying out a raid on a suspected IS cell in