A joint Iraqi–British team discovers a rare archaeological site in Najaf dating back to 15 AH, believed to be linked to the ...

Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shiite cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary Arab nation to embrace Iraq's long-beleaguered Christian ...

Nearly two decades after it was filmed, a new documentary revisits two of the deadliest battles during the early years of the ...

My colleague Roger Kaplan recently wrote an excellent review of the PBS documentary, The Last 600 Meters, which is an excellent description of the battles of Najaf and Fallujah during the Iraq war.

Airing on PBS, a new documentary tells the stories of Marines and soldiers in combat during 2004 operations to clear two ...

The southern Iraqi city of Najaf is the center of the Shiite Muslim faith — the sect's equivalent of the Vatican. About a million pilgrims from Iraq and abroad go to Najaf every year to worship in its ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. Army handed over its base in Najaf yesterday, giving Iraqis full ...

Iraqis are voting in a parliamentary election marked by tight security and a major boycott. On Tuesday, 8,703 polling ...

The city of Najaf is poised to become a center of political and economic power as other cities in Iraq languish. But some Iraqis are wary of Iran's influence in the Shiite holy city. Many cities in ...

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - With its sweeping highway, solar-powered street lights and plethora of hotels, the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf is a beacon for investment in Iraq, outshining other areas where ...

Pope Francis had a private, 45-minute meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, 90, a revered spiritual and highly influential leader of Shia Muslims, on the second day of his visit to Iraq. The ...

"The Last 600 Meters" is a new documentary that tells the story of the two deadliest battles of the Iraq War. In 2004, U.S.