Iraq News

Geneva - Twice in one year, as the winds of war blew, President Obama has avoided conflict. Some would say he has earned the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to him in 2009.

Kirkuk - Three explosions from bombs planted by militants disabled a major oil pipeline carrying oil from Iraq to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. There were no casualties but oil pumping was suspended.

A newly released study by American, Canadian and Iraqi researchers concludes that the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq has resulted in nearly half a million deaths.

Iraqi Kurdistan's President Barzani's recent comments reinforces the notion that the Kurdish people see themselves as a nation. A nation that will do its utmost when it comes to protecting its citizens.

A series of explosions have shaken the Iraqi city of Erbil. Reports indicate that two people have been killed and 18 injured.

Iraqi Kurds have went to vote in local elections recently. Given the timing of the elections and increasing tensions with Baghdad the prospect of an independent state is one that still has great allure to it.

Iraq's Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, has expressed fears that arms going into Syria may aid jihadist groups fighting there.

Baghdad - Dozens of people have been killed in the latest wave of violence to sweep Iraq, with numerous bomb blasts rocking Baghdad and attacks killing many in the cities of Mosul and Fallujah on Tuesday.

A striking resemblance between the two controversial events may provide the answer to the long awaited question - should the U.S. intervene in Syria?

Turkey's general consul managed to escape unharmed after a bomb targeted the consul's convey while they were traveling in northern Iraq.