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FILE - In this June 8, 2018 file photo, Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces march as they hold their flag and posters of Iraqi and Iranian Shiites spiritual leaders during &quot;al-Quds&quot; or Jerusalem Day, in Baghdad, Iraq. When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad earlier this month as tensions were mounting between the U.S. and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you're not going to stand with us, stand aside. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Iraqi security forces and civilians gather at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 9, 2019. An Iraqi security official says a suicide bomber has attacked a marketplace in Baghdad's Sadr City suburb, killing and wounding civilians . (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)

IS claims responsibility for Iraq blast that killed 8

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, walks with Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs at the State Department David Satterfield and Charge D'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Joey Hood, second from right, after arrivng in Baghdad for meetings Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Top US diplomat makes secret Iraq trip amid Iran tensions

By BY MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this Friday, April 26, 2019, photo, Iraqi actors prepare to perform their roles in &quot;The Hotel,&quot; at a filming location in Baghdad, Iraq. A Baghdad studio is filming Iraq's first TV drama in 7 years, as the arts come to life again in the capital after more than a decade of war. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi TV drama back after 7 years, just in time for Ramadan

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Australian and New Zealand coalition forces participate in a training mission with Iraqi army soldiers at Taji Base, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. A month after the defeat of the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, the U.S.-led international coalition has turned its attention to training Iraqi forces to secure the country against lingering threats posed by IS cells operating in the countryside. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi war games: Army trains in desert, defeats ‘militants’

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Iraqi prime minister makes first visit to Saudi Arabia

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In this March 11, 2019, file photo, Iraqi President Barham Salih, right, walks with visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, before their meeting at Salam Palace in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq is seeking to reclaim a leadership role in the Arab world after decades of conflict. It is focusing on a centrist policy and its top leaders are determined to maintain good relations with both Iran and the United States. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

After ISIS war, Iraq seeks to reclaim status in Arab world

By Zeina Karam and Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

Iraq Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhakim raises the Saudi flag during the opening ceremony of the Saudi consulate in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, April 4, 2019. Saudi Arabia is opening four new consulates in Iraq and plans to invest one billion dollars for projects in Iraq. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Saudis open consulate in Iraq in sign of improving ties

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Ambush north of Baghdad kills 3 Iraqi soldiers, wounds 5

By MURTADA FARAJ - Associated Press

In this Feb. 10, 2019 photo, people eat in a restaurant at a shopping mall in Baghdad, Iraq. For the first time in years, Iraq is not at war. The defeat of the Islamic State group in late 2017 after a ruinous four-year conflict has given the population a moment of respite, and across the capital Baghdad there is a guarded sense of hope. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Across Baghdad, a moment of respite and guarded hope

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

In this Nov. 24, 2015, file photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, listens to his Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif prior to a meeting in Tehran, Iran. Rouhani is planning to make his first official visit to Iraq Monday, March 11, 2019, as he faces mounting pressure from hard-liners at home in the wake of the unravelling of the nuclear deal under the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran’s Hassan Rouhani seeks to boost ties on first visit to Baghdad

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

Roadside bomb kills 9 militia fighters north of Baghdad

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

In this Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 photo, pictures of militiamen who died fighting the Islamic State group over the past four years and weapons are on display in the Popular Mobilization Forces War Museum on al-Mutanabi Street, Baghdad, Iraq. The museum is meant to honor the fallen but it also underscores the Iran-backed Shiite militias’ growing clout in the country. Their political and military might soared after they helped the government defeat IS and they’re now accused of building a parallel state within Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

In heart of Baghdad, IS war museum honors fallen militiamen

By ZEINA KARAM and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, left, talks to NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for the media during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Patrick Shanahan tries to smooth ruffled feathers in Iraq over Donald Trump’s troop remarks

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One, on his way back to the White House in Washington from a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Iraq's President Barham Salih spoke Monday at a forum in Baghdad slamming comments by Trump in which he said he wants to keep U.S. troops in Iraq &quot;to watch Iran.&quot; Salih said the U.S. president did not ask Iraq's permission for American troops stationed there to watch Iran. He said the Iraqi constitution forbids the use of Iraq as a base to threaten the interests or security of neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Iraqi president hits back at Trump over US army presence

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

National Security Adviser John Bolton, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, attend a news conference between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

WSJ: Trump White House sought strike plans against Iran

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 26, 2018 photo, a displaced woman cleans in Bzeibiz camp, Anbar province, Iraq. A little over a year since the country fought its last battle against the Islamic State group, but well before it has gotten a handle on reconstruction, Iraq is closing its camps for the displaced and casting vulnerable families into a maelstrom of peril. (AP Photo/Philip Issa)

Iraq closes camps for displaced, pushes families into peril

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan disembark from their aircraft as they arrive in Amman, Jordan at the start of a Middle East tour, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pompeo makes unannounced stop in Iraq on his Mideast trip

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

People gather outside a women's shelter to check on their relatives after a fire in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. The fire killed several lodgers, according to police, who gave conflicting accounts of the tragedy. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)

Police: Several killed in Baghdad women’s shelter fire

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at a hanger rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. In a surprise trip to Iraq, President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria where they have been helping battle Islamic State militants. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump finally hews to ritual of meeting troops in harm’s way

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press