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US sets Friday deadline for Iraq to form government free of Iran-linked Maliki or face sanctions
The US issued a Friday ultimatum to Baghdad: form a government without Iranian influence or face sanctions. Washington specifically targeted the nomination of Nouri al-Maliki for Prime Minister.
Kataib Hezbollah calls on supporters to prepare for conflict with Israel
US urges Iraq to limit Iranian influence as new government forms
Baghdad has no reason to send forces to Iran amid protests, Iraqi scholar tells 'Post'
Iran and Iraq commit to boosting border cooperation and trade
Hussein called for implementing bilateral accords in areas including border cooperation, transportation and trade between the two countries.
‘The Americans are gone’: Iran happy US left Taji base
The base has been attacked a dozen times by rockets fired by pro-Iranian militias and three coalition personnel were killed there in March.
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.
