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
Anti-ISIS coalition looks to stabilize Iraq and eastern Syria as war winds down
The coalition has estimated that there are around 3,000 or fewer ISIS fighters left to hunt down.
Iraqi forces recapture last Islamic State-held town
The capture of the town marks the end of Islamic State's era of territorial rule over a so-called caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across vast swathes of Iraq and Syria.
Iraq schedules parliamentary elections for May
Incumbent prime minister Abadi has not said yet if he plans to run for re-elections.
Iraq launches final offensive on Islamic State, near Syrian border
Islamic State's self-declared cross-border caliphate effectively collapsed in July, when US-backed Iraqi forces captured Mosul, the group's de facto capital in Iraq
Post-referendum: Kurds in Iran demand rights as regime cracks down
Leader Mustafa Hijri: We must face the fact that Tehran is a destabilizing force in the region
Ankara backs Iraqi parliament's rejection of Kurdish referendum
Turkey has the region's largest Kurdish population and fears a 'Yes' vote could fuel separatism in its southeast where Kurdish militants have waged an insurgency for three decades.
Iraq's Kurds could delay independence vote for concessions from Baghdad
A Kurdish delegation is visiting Baghdad to sound out proposals from Iraqi leaders.
After ISIS, Mosul rebuilds monuments, mosques and society
"Daesh militants have been eliminated but the Daesh idea remains. How can I live with my neighbors who branded me an infidel? How can my daughter live with them?"
JPost from the frontline: The 9-month battle for the liberation of Mosul
Over nearly a year the 'Jerusalem Post' visited the war-torn Iraqi city three times and came back with dramatic footage.
Facing imminent defeat in Mosul, Islamic State members attempt to flee across river
After eight months of combat that has ruined parts of the city, killed thousands of civilians and displaced nearly one million people, Iraqi officials say victory is close.