Iraq news

Mysterious explosion hits Baghdad, injuring soldiers from Iranian-backed militias in Iraq

Iraq authorities are trying to downplay the idea that this site was struck by a munition, with investigations framing it as an accident rather than an attack.

Supporters of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) chant slogans and wave flags at a rally celebrating the end of the U.S. military presence in Iraq on September 30, 2026 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Shi'ite fighters launch a rocket during clashes with Islamic State militants on the outskirts of al-Alam, Iraq.

Iraq targets lingering ISIS pockets with airstrikes, operations in security vacuum after US pullout

Mourners attend the funeral of Haider al-Moussawi, head of the security unit in the Shi'ite armed group Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, and senior Hezbollah figure Abu Ali Khalil, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Baghdad, Iraq, June 22, 2025.

Iraqi militias raise new conditions for disarmament, Iraq takes 'wait-and-see' approach - analysis

Youths ride vehicles while waving flags of Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Hezbollah in Baghdad on June 15, 2026, during celebrations following the announcement of a deal to end the war between Iran and the US.

Iraq sentences militia member for kidnapping American journalist, in rare move against Iran proxies


Iraq's former PM who helped fuel ISIS makes unlikely comeback - analysis

Nouri al-Maliki let ISIS take over a third of Iraq in 2014. He spent years in the political wilderness, but now he is angling for a third term as prime minister.

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacts at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025.

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.

HUSSEIN MOUNIS, Member of the Iraqi Parliament votes at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025.

New Iraqi lawmaker ousted after creating fake PMF brigade, violating election laws

Muhannad al-Khazraji, the recently elected member of parliament, had run under the banner of the Badr Organization, which is a large pro-Iranian group in Iraq.

Muhannad al-Khazraji, the recently elected member of parliament, had run under the banner of the Badr Organization, which is a large pro-Iranian group in Iraq.

Iraq launches probe after diplomat accused of taking towels from Jordan hotel

Iraqi diplomat accused of taking towels from Jordanian hotel, now she demands investigation and is receiving tribal support.

A beach Towel is seen draped over a boat with the flag of Jordan (illustrative)

Fire at mall in Iraq leaves at least 60 dead, officials say

The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but the governor said initial results from an investigation would be announced within 48 hours, INA reported.

 Kut, Iraq, October, 2019.

IDF takes 'Madleen' flotilla to Port of Ashdod, flotilla's passengers to return to home countries

'Tiny' amount of aid on ship to be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels, foreign ministry says • GHF to open aid distribution center in Rafah

 A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organized by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025.

Hezbollah missile kills two, IDF demolishes launchers in Lebanon

Netanyahu hints he would strike Iranian oil fields • IDF strikes terror targets in Gaza, Lebanon

 The site where a missile fired from Lebanon hit and caused damage in Nahariya, northern Israel, November 12, 2024

Drones target Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, no casualties, say military sources

It was the second attack against US forces in Iraq since early February when Iranian-backed groups in Iraq stopped their attacks against US troops.

(Illustrative) A drone is launched during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 6, 2021

Four Iraqi police officers killed in fighting with ISIS

Allegedly taking shelter in the rural town, IS fighters emerged from hiding and attacked law enforcement, leading to the deadly clash, according to police.  

Iraqi police at site of Kirku bomb attack 370

‘Iraqi militias will be more involved in the regional conflict in upcoming months,’ experts say

Iraqi militias have been growing exponentially and currently pose the biggest threat to Iraq’s stability since they call the shots, and the Iraqi prime minister seems to serve at their pleasure.

 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends a press conference, in Baghdad, Iraq April 22, 2024.