Iraq

Migrant Says Belarusian Police 'Forcing Us' To Cut Polish Border Fence

An Iraqi Kurdish man told RFE/RL that the Belarusian police had forced him and other migrants to cut through the barriers on the Belarusian border with Poland. He sent RFE/RL a video message on the night of November 14-15. RFE/RL has hidden the man's identity for security reasons.

U.S. Troops Come Under Rocket Fire In Syria After Strikes Against Iran-Backed Militias

U.S. forces in eastern Syria came under rocket fire, with no reported casualties, in an escalation a day after the Pentagon said U.S. air strikes targeted facilities on the Iraq-Syria border used by Iran-aligned militias to attack U.S. interests in Iraq.

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case On Reinstating Death Penalty For Boston Marathon Bomber

The U.S. Supreme Court says it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, agreeing to hear an appeal filed by the administration of former President Donald Trump.

Biden Says U.S. Air Strike In Syria A Warning To Tehran

U.S. President Joe Biden says the air strike against an Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria should be seen by Tehran as a warning against any further aggressive actions.

Balkans Among World's Highest COVID-19 Death Rates

Trump Warns Iran Over Rocket Attacks On Embassy In Iraq

President Donald Trump has warned Iran against any attack on U.S. military or diplomatic personnel in Iraq, days after suspected Iran-backed Iraqi militia launched a barrage of rockets at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone.

Rockets Target U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

A barrage of rockets has targeted Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, causing minor damage to the U.S. Embassy compound and residential areas in the international zone.

U.S. Withdraws Some Staff From Embassy In Iraq Amid Iran Tensions

The United States is partially withdrawing some staff from its embassy in Baghdad as tensions with Iran and Iraqi militia groups spike.

For U.S. President-Elect Biden, A Foreign Policy Informed By Many, Many, Many Road Trips

Before he was president-elect, before he was vice president, Joe Biden spent decades in the U.S. Senate. And a good chunk of that tenure was spent globe-trotting and meeting leaders, dignitaries, royalty, and soldiers around the world.

U.S. Might Close Embassy Unless Iraq Prevents Iran Militia Attacks

The Trump administration may close its embassy in Iraq if the government does not take steps to protect it from attacks by Iranian-backed militants.

Iran Sentences Iraqi, Iranian IS Teens To Prison Over Planned Attack

A court in Tehran has sentenced two Iraqis and one Iranian to prison over their participation as minors in a purported suicide mission planned by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group, according to the government-run Iran daily.