Here’s a look at the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1930 Birth place: Mashhad, Iran Birth name: Sayyid Ali Husaini ...

Iraqi officials say a fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people in eastern ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Six family members lost their lives on Wednesday morning when a fire broke out in their house in ...

NAJAF, Iraq -- Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to Najaf on Thursday and swiftly won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end three ...

NAJAF, Iraq -- Militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr surrendered the sacred shrine of Imam Ali on Friday and then surrendered weapons as well, bringing a largely peaceful end to a ...

NAJAF, Iraq, Aug. 13 -- U.S. forces launched a multi-pronged offensive Thursday to drive a stubborn militia from the holiest city in Shiite Islam, ...

A marsh area near Najaf, Iraq suffered a mass fish die-off on June 3. Authorities are still attempting to determine the cause, which could be an oxygen shortage in the water caused by successive ...

A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi ...

A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday.