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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on the South Lawn of the White House after making a surprise visit to troops in Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Furious Iraqi lawmakers demand US troop withdrawal

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at a hangar 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)

Donald Trump’s troop visit infuriates Iraqi lawmakers: ‘The American occupation of Iraq is over’

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

President Trump signs a Make America Great Again hat as he visits with members of the military at a dining hall at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on Wednesday. A former Pentagon spokesman blasted both Mr. Trump and the soldier for event. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump under fire for signing soldier’s MAGA hat

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump visits with members of the military at a dining hall at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump makes surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks on tax policy during a visit to Sheffer Corporation, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Blue Ash, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump makes first visit to US troops in harm’s way

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nadia Murad, left, meets with her country's President Barham Salih, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Murad received the prize in 2018 for her advocacy on behalf of victims of wartime sexual violence. Murad, a member of Iraq's Yazidi minority, was among thousands of women and girls who were captured and forced into sexual slavery by Islamic State militants in 2014. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Nobel laureate returns to Iraq, pledges to work for peace

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN - Associated Press

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks at a news conference after meeting with Barham Salih, Iraq's President in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (Thaier Al-Sudani/Pool Photo via AP)

US energy secretary urges Iraq to quit dependency on Iran

Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, photo, Iraqi soldier Saad Khudeir displays his tattoo on his leg covering scars of the burns he suffered in a car bomb attack, in Baghdad, Iraq. The tattoos run all over his body. They are not only to hide his war scars, but also to document his emotional ones.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

AP PHOTOS: Iraqis seek tattoos to cover scars of war

By HADI MIZBAN - Associated Press

Trump seeks confirmation of new US ambassador to Iraq

Associated Press

In this Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 photo, government employees collect dead carp from the Euphrates River near the town of Hindiyah, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq. Officials and fishermen are at a loss to explain how hundreds of tons of carp have suddenly died in fish farms in the Euphrates River, fueling anxieties about soaring water pollution. Local authorities used excavators to skim dead fish from the river surface, where residents and local farmers have long complained about substandard water management. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)

Carp ‘annihilated’ as Iraq’s water pollution woes worsen

By ALI JABAR - Associated Press

This Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, aerial photo shows Shiite pilgrims gathering between the holy shrine of Imam Hussein, top, and the holy shrine of Imam Abbas, bottom, in Karbala, Iraq. Millions of Shia Muslims from around the world are making the journey to the holy shrines of their saints Hussein and Abbas in Karbala, Iraq, in a pilgrimage that is as much about camaraderie as religion. The annual commemoration, called Arbeen, brings more pilgrims each year than the Hajj, in Saudi Arabia, yet it is hardly known outside Islam. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala

By PHILIP ISSA and HADI MIZBAN - Associated Press

In this Aug. 19, 2018, photo, two girls act out an episode from a Tom &amp; Jerry cartoon at the state-run al-Zuhour Orphanage in Mosul, Iraq. Nearly 60 Iraqi children are kept in two orphanages in Iraq's second largest city that was captured by the Islamic State group in 2014 and liberated by U.S.-backed security forces last year after a nearly year-long battle. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

AP PHOTOS: IS militants’ children in Iraq’s orphanages

By MAYA ALLERUZZO - Associated Press

Iraqi Kurds participate in parliamentary elections in Irbil, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region held long-delayed parliamentary elections on Sunday, a year after a vote for independence sparked a punishing backlash from Baghdad, leaving Kurdish leaders deeply divided. (AP Photo/Salar Salim)

Iraq Kurds far from independence despite referendum

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

An Iraqi Kurdish man holds up his finger marked with ink as he casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Irbil, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region was holding long-delayed parliamentary elections on Sunday, a year after a vote for independence sparked a punishing backlash from Baghdad, leaving Kurdish leaders deeply divided. (AP Photo)

Iraq’s Kurds hold elections for regional parliament

By SALAR SALIM - Associated Press

Iraq: Car bomb explosion kills at least 6 north of Baghdad

Associated Press

Security forces patrol in Basra, Iraq, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Iraqi security forces deployed on the streets of Basra on Saturday, a day after protesters in the southern city stormed the Iranian consulate and torched government buildings in violence that rocked the oil-exporting Shiite heartland and sparked alarm across a conflict-weary country. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Calm returns to Iraq’s Basra after week of violent protests

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

A woman holds an oil lamp while chant slogans demanding better public services and jobs during a protest in front of the provincial council building in Basra, 340 miles (550 km) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Basra threatens vote to pull away from Iraq over oil profits

By Gilgamesh Nabeel and Tamara Emad — Special to The Washington Times

This canal southeast of Baghdad is dry and filled with salt. Iraq, historically known as "The Land Between The Two Rivers," is struggling with the scarcity of water because of dams in Turkey and Iran, a lack of rainfall and aging hydrological infrastructure. The decreased water levels have dramatically affected agriculture and animal resources. (Associated Press/File)

Iraq’s water flow cut by dams in Iran, Turkey

By Gilgamesh Nabeel and Mahmoud al-Najjar - Special to The Washington Times

Roadside bombing kills 4 people in Baghdad’s Shiite district

By MURTADA FARAJ - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, file photo, Kurdish flags wave in central Irbil, 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) ** FILE **

ISIS attack in Irbil, Iraq, sparks fears of terrorists’ return

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times