Iraq news
Iraqi Sunnis divided over upcoming vote for parliament speaker
Iraq’s top leadership is divided along sectarian lines, with the president being Kurdish and the prime minister usually a Shi’ite. The lower-level speaker of parliament's role goes to Sunnis.
New Iraqi lawmaker ousted after creating fake PMF brigade, violating election laws
Iraq launches probe after diplomat accused of taking towels from Jordan hotel
Fire at mall in Iraq leaves at least 60 dead, officials say
Miss Iraq defends Zionism in latest X post
"It was my own people & religion that made me want to support Zionists," the pageant queen posted.
Turkish FM in Kurdistan region of Iraq after Baghdad visit
Authorities in Erbil are approaching the topic in a sensitive manner as they don’t want airstrikes throughout their region but they want warm ties with Ankara.
Six years after ISIS, what’s next for Iraq’s Mosul - analysis
ISIS committed several genocides in Mosul, it expelled Christians, kidnapped and enslaved members of the Yazidi minority and targeted ancient ruins to erase the cultural history of Iraq.
Syria-Iraq ties continue to thaw with FM Baghdad visit - analysis
Syria says it wants to work with Iraq to fight against “terror” as well as the drug trade.
Iraq calls on Turkey to apologize for attack on Sulaymaniyah airport
A US official confirmed there was a strike on a convoy in the area and US military personnel were in it, but there were no casualties.
Up to 1m. people 'disappeared' in Iraq in last half century - UN
Disappearances continued after the US-led invasion in 2003, which saw the capture of at least 200,000 Iraqis, nearly half of whom were held in prisons run by the US or Britain.
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.
