Iraq news
Iraq names little-known banker Ali al-Zaidi as PM after five-month deadlock
The real story of Zaidi is that he is largely unknown and appears to have been chosen almost by chance, as if Iraq’s politicians simply settled on a random figure to lead the country.
Iranian-backed militias strike Iraqi intelligence service in Baghdad escalation
US urges Iraq to limit Iranian influence as new government forms
Iraq's former PM who helped fuel ISIS makes unlikely comeback - analysis
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.
Iraqis gather in Baghdad to mark anniversary of 2019 anti-government protest
In what was meant to be a moment commemorating government unrest, more violence struck Iraqi citizens who gathered to mark an important anniversary.
How many rockets has Iran fired into Iraq over women's protests?
The strikes were reported after Iranian authorities accused armed Iranian Kurdish dissidents of involvement in unrest now shaking Iran, especially in the northwest.
Rockets hit central Baghdad for second day in escalating unrest
There were no immediate reports of casualties from the strikes and no claim of responsibility, two police officers said.
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.
