US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Vice President Ayad Allawi amid public frustration with Washington’s interference in Baghdad’s affairs. Iraq’s political parties are locked in talks to form a government following the May parliamentary elections which propelled anti-American blocs to victory ...
Senior military commanders from Iraq, Russia, Iran and Syria have met in Baghdad and exchanged views on security and intelligence cooperation. The commanders from the four countries, which have joint operation rooms to coordinate the fight against the ISIL terror group, attended the conference on Saturday. The Iraqi Defense Ministry ...