T/iraq

  1. Veteran Collected Benefits After Lying About Purple Heart, U.S. Says Metro, May 1

    Sharon Toney-Finch, who served in Iraq, was charged with fraudulently claiming to have a Purple Heart and with defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  2. TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq Foreign, April 29

    The shooting of Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known online as Um Fahad, comes amid tightening laws and increasingly conservative attitudes in the country.

  3. The April 26 Israel Gaza War Hamas live blog included one standalone post:
  4. Israel’s Strike on Iran Highlights Its Ability to Evade Tehran’s Air Defenses Foreign, April 20

    The retaliatory attack damaged a defense system near Natanz, a city in central Iran that is critical to the country’s nuclear weapons program.

  5. Explosion Damages Iraqi Base Used by Iran-backed Group Foreign, April 20

    It was unclear who carried out the attack in Babylon Province, south of Baghdad.

  6. The Met, Amid an Audit of its Holdings, Returns an Ancient Statue to Iraq Culture, April 16

    The museum said its enhanced effort to study the provenance of items in its collection had turned up evidence that the statue of a Sumerian man was the property of Iraq.

  7. A Diplomatic Victory of Uncertain Staying Power Washington, April 16

    President Biden successfully assembled a coalition to defend Israel against Iran’s aerial attack, but the cycle of retaliation could continue, challenging the White House’s efforts to avert a sustained conflict.

  8. Your Friday Briefing: Russia Doubles Down N Y T Now, May 5

    Moscow wants victories before its Monday holiday.