Baghdad
Iraq moves to reclaim Ain al-Assad as US-led coalition ends mission
Assad's base was one of the few places the US remained, until Iran targeted the base with ballistic missiles in 2020 in response to the US killing Soleimani.
After Iraq legalizes child marriage, Baghdad bridal market booms as young girls sold to older men
A Kurdish crisis and a missing American: Iran’s expanding influence in Iraqi Kurdistan - opinion
Baghdad’s showdown with Iranian-backed militias could reshape Iraq’s future - analysis
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.
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.
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.
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.
Protesters attempt to breach Iraqi parliament for second time
The protesters are ostensibly angry over the nomination of Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, Iraq’s former minister of Labor and Social Affairs, who is seen to be a candidate for pro-Iran parties.
Pro-Iranian groups, mass protests erode Iraq's stability - analysis
Iraq has no government and the country is teetering on the brink of chaos.
Iranian attacks in Iraq reflect weakness, disarray
BEHIND THE LINES: The uptick in rocket fire appears more as a kind of ritual response to the killings of Soleimani and Muhandis than as the opening salvo of an effort to expel western forces.
Explosion hits building of Iraq parliament speaker's party, 2 wounded -police
A similar incident hours later targeted the Baghdad headquarters of the Azm party of another Sunni Muslim politician, Khamis al-Khanjar.
‘Baghdad Diaries’ and Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction
As in the case of Baghdad Diaries, none of the accounts I have seen refer to the long history and extraordinary efforts made by the Iraqis to develop such weapons.
Iran-backed militant targeted by shooting near Baghdad - report
An investigation into the attack has been opened by security forces.
