BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq is being buffeted by both sides in the civil war raging across its border in Syria and Baghdad's official policy of neutrality is at risk as the conflict spirals into a region-wide proxy war, its foreign minister said.Full story
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Among the Iranian pilgrims, foreign executives and tourists in the departure lounge at Baghdad airport, a group of young Iraqis prepare to wage religious war in Syria - not for the rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad but against them. Full story
Two suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, one blowing himself up at a nearby checkpoint while the other slipped inside during prayers. The blasts killed 34 people, Iraqi officials said. Full story
A series of explosions targeting mainly Shiites across Iraq has raised fears about a return of the sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war in 2006-2007. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Iraqi mourners carry the coffin of Dhia Mutasharm, a Shi'ite militia fighter killed in clashes with the Free Syrian Army, during a funeral in Basra, 420 km southeast of Baghdad in this May 6, 2013 file photo. Syria is splintering the Middle East along a divide between the two main denominations of
Iraqi mourners carry the coffin of Reza Khudair al-Khalidi, a Shi'ite fighter and member of Hezbollah Iraq killed in clashes with the Free Syrian Army, during his funeral in Kerbala, 110 km south of Baghdad, in this June 5, 2013 file photo. Syria is splintering the Middle East along a divide betwee
Iraqi mourners chant slogans against the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army rebel group and al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra as they carry the coffin of Mohammed Aboud, a Shi'ite militia fighter killed in clashes with the Free Syrian Army, during a funeral in Basra, 420 km southeast
