Two rockets fell near Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday, according to the Iraqi Defense Ministry. The Katyusha rockets landed near the “outside perimeter” of the airport, the ministry’s Security Media Department said in a statement. No casualties have been reported and...

A senior U.S. military official said on Wednesday attacks by Iranian-backed groups on bases hosting U.S. forces in Iraq were gathering pace and becoming more sophisticated, pushing all sides closer to an uncontrollable escalation. His warning came two days after four Katyusha rockets struck...

Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died. Adding to the tension, a volley of rockets wounded six Iraqi soldiers on a military base near the...

Four Katyusha rockets struck a military base next to Baghdad International Airport on Monday wounding “six fighters”, a statement from the military said. Security forces found a rocket launcher and several rockets in a search of the area, the statement said. There was no immediate...