Iran iraq
US-Saudi joint strikes on Iran-backed militias are a milestone in cooperation - analysis
US CENTCOM said that American forces and “the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, against Iran-aligned terrorists that the IRGC directed to attack US forces."
Iraq's militia disarmament won't stop Iran using proxies across Middle East - analysis
Iraq forced to balance US, Iran relations after separate meetings with Trump, Iranian ambassador
Iran targets Kurdistan in regional escalation, spiking gas prices and tensions - analysis
Are Iranian-backed groups threatening UN in Iraq?
In the past Iranian-backed militias have threatened demonstrators, civil society activists and even the prime minister.
Murder of Iraqi commentator al-Hashimi is a blow for the region - analysis
In Iraq, media and commentators are still vulnerable to the language of the bullet rather than the language of debate.
Prominent Iraqi government advisor Husham al-Hashemi shot dead in Baghdad
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Hashemi's killing.
What sort of man is Iraq’s new prime minister?
Everything about Kadhimi’s past suggests a man imbued with generous humanitarian instincts, an upholder of social justice, utterly opposed to repressive dictatorship.
A rift emerges among pro-Iranian militias in Iraq
Different units are increasingly divided between those who want to play a role in Iran’s regional strategy and those who want to be a more local Iraqi force.
Iran's aspirations in the region: The crossroads of uncertainty
Will Iran try to cement its role in a circle of Iraqi decision-makers, or will we witness the beginning of the end of Iran’s greater regional aspirations?
Iranian-backed militias play political party by day, fighters by night
The militias are playing a dangerous game as they try to edge the US out of Iraq without inviting retaliation measures.
Thousands gather in Baghdad to mourn Soleimani
The US Embassy in Baghdad urged American citizens to leave Iraq following the strike at Baghdad airport that killed Soleimani.
Iran in Iraq
In Iraq, the Iranian regime has been active in supporting Shi’ite militias that are part of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
Iran's Revolutionary Guards honor Jewish soldiers who died in Iran-Iraq War
From among the Iranian Jews who fought during that war as conscripted soldiers, about 15 were killed.
