Iraq news
Iraq forced to balance US, Iran relations after separate meetings with Trump, Iranian ambassador
Over the last decade, Iraq has been weakened from within because of Iranian-backed militias. Some of the militias have historical ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran.
Iran targets Kurdistan in regional escalation, spiking gas prices and tensions - analysis
Iraq's PM arrives in Washington as US presses Baghdad on Iran-backed militias - analysis
Coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Khamenei arrives in Iraqi holy city for funeral processions
Six years after ISIS, what’s next for Iraq’s Mosul - analysis
ISIS committed several genocides in Mosul, it expelled Christians, kidnapped and enslaved members of the Yazidi minority and targeted ancient ruins to erase the cultural history of Iraq.
Syria-Iraq ties continue to thaw with FM Baghdad visit - analysis
Syria says it wants to work with Iraq to fight against “terror” as well as the drug trade.
Iraq calls on Turkey to apologize for attack on Sulaymaniyah airport
A US official confirmed there was a strike on a convoy in the area and US military personnel were in it, but there were no casualties.
Up to 1m. people 'disappeared' in Iraq in last half century - UN
Disappearances continued after the US-led invasion in 2003, which saw the capture of at least 200,000 Iraqis, nearly half of whom were held in prisons run by the US or Britain.
Iraqi parliament approves unpopular election law amendments
Legislators rejecting amendments to the law tried to block the start of the session by shouting and chanting close to the speaker podium.
Observers question ability of Iraq’s Prime Minister to fight corruption
TML source confirms new steps Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani will take to fight rampant corruption in Iraq, under pressure from the United States
Twenty years later, US Senate may finally end authorization for war on Iraq
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 13-8 to approve a bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force
Prosperity comes to Sunni provinces in Iraq
Three major Sunni Muslim provinces in Iraq are witnessing great prosperity after their liberation from ISIS in 2017, with building projects underway.
At a commemoration in London, Iraqi Jews tell of their flight to freedom
The legacy of the millenia-old Jewish communities of the Arab world must be preserved.
Iraq and Uruguay deposit crop seeds at Arctic doomsday vault
Svalbard facility is global back-up for gene banks which safeguards the biodiversity of crops. It now holds more than 1.2 million seed samples.
