Former PM al-Maliki says won’t run for Iraq premiership
Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki announced on Sunday that he does not plan to run for the post of prime minister. Al-Maliki, who leads the…
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Iran moves missiles to Iraq in warning to enemies: Sources
Iran has given ballistic missiles to Shi’ite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to deter attacks on its interests…
1000 Iraqis, Syrians killed by US-led coalition: Report
A U.S.-led military coalition admitted Thursday that more than 1,000 civilians in Iraq and Syria had been killed by coalition airstrikes since the alliance was…
Iraq PM sacks paramilitary chief
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday announced the dismissal of the head of the powerful Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force, which played a major role…
Iraq: Basra MPs to vote against new government
Iraqi lawmakers of the southern oil-rich Basra province said on Sunday they will vote against the new government, unless a plan to resolve civic problems of the…
Turkish jets ‘neutralize’ PKK terrorists in N.Iraq
Three PKK terrorists were “neutralized” by Turkish airstrikes early Friday in northern Iraq, according to the military. Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralized” in…
UN team, approved a year ago, starts work on ISIS crimes in Iraq
A UN investigative team that will collect and preserve evidence of acts by ISIS in Iraq that may be war crimes, crimes against humanity or…
Trump puts Iraq in a bind over Iran
As we reported this week, a dispute over Turkey’s continued detention of an American clergyman has spiraled into the worst crisis between the two countries in…
Protesters in Iraq’s Basra decry murder of demonstrator
Dozens of Iraqis on Thursday staged a sit-in in the southern, oil-rich city of Basra to protest the reported death of a protester — and…
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister amid unrest over poor services
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi suspended his electricity minister on Sunday amid continuing protests over poor public services especially power cuts and rampant corruption, the…