Baghdad

Iran-backed Iraqi militias launch drone attacks near diplomatic facility, Baghdad Airport

The embassy urged US citizens in Iraq to leave as soon as possible, noting that future attacks from Iran-backed Iraqi militias are possible.

An aerial view shows the Baghdad International Airport on September 17, 2025.
 Shelly Kittleson with an Afghani interview subject in 2024.

Foreign journalist holding US passport kidnapped in Baghdad by unknown parties, police say

Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, gives a joint press conference with France's Foreign Minister in Arbil, the regional capital, on February 5, 2026.

Iranian-backed militias escalate in Iraq, targeting Kurdistan Region president Nechirvan Barzani

SMOKE RISES from the site of a drone crash on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq, March 12, 2026.

Iran-backed Iraqi militias attack Kurdistan over 450 times since beginning of war


Clashes in Iraq's Basra kill four as crisis flares in oil-rich south

The unrest began with two days of intense street fighting in Baghdad earlier in the week, the worst the Iraqi capital has seen for years.

 Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption, inside the parliament in Baghdad, Iraq July 30, 2022.

Sadr's supporters leave Baghdad on his order following riots

Violent clashes erupted in Iraq's Republican Palace in the heavily protected Green Zone after the powerful Shi'ite cleric announced he would fully withdraw from politics.

Shi'ite fighters from Saraya al-Salam, who are loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, gather in the holy city of Najaf before heading to the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit

Chaos, violence in Baghdad is part of the Iraqi tragedy - analysis

Iraq lurched into crisis again, as it does every month, with endless crises and tragedies in Baghdad which can only help Iran.

 Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption, inside the parliament in Baghdad, Iraq July 30, 2022.

Iran closes its borders with Iraq, halts flights amid violence - State TV

Millions of Iranians travel to the Iraqi city of Kerbala every year for the ritual of Arbaeen, which marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, Imam Hussein.

An aerial view shows Mandali border crossing between Iraq and Iran, in Mandali, Iraq July 11, 2020

Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone after day of clashes - army

Streets were mostly empty of ordinary people as gunmen cruised in pickup trucks carrying machine guns and brandishing grenade launchers.

 Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr protest inside the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq August 29, 2022.

Armed clashes sweep Iraq amid political turmoil

Iraq has been swept by political turmoil in the past year as all sides failed to form a government coalition.

 Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr protest at the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq

Corruption, money laundering drive red-hot Baghdad property market

“Some areas are more expensive than Dubai and London,” real estate broker Mohsen al-Hamid said.

An agent talks to a client at a real estate office in Baghdad September 10, 2008.

Sadr's followers set up for long sit-in at Iraqi parliament

Thousands of the Shi'ite Muslim cleric's loyalists stormed into the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Saturday, taking over the empty parliament building for the second time in a week.

 Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a sit-in, in a parliament building amid political crises, in Baghdad

What are the ramifications of Iraq’s protest unrest? - analysis

The problem with Iraq is not just sectarianism; it is also a purposeful attempt by the parties to keep the central government weak.

 Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption, inside the parliament in Baghdad, Iraq July 30, 2022.

Award-winning 'Wolf of Baghdad' comes in Israel at Animax

Cartoonist Carol Isaacs, who often draws under the name Surreal McCoy, is set to bring the cinematic adaptation of her award-winning Wolf of Baghdad comic to Israel for the first time.

 Wolf of Baghdad by Carol Isaacs