Iraq news

Syrian military raises alert level amid movements near Iraqi border

It also remained unclear whether the military movements had affected border crossings or civilian and commercial traffic between the two countries.  

Cars and coaches line up at al-Tanf crossing on the border between Iraq and Syria, some 300 km southeast of Damascus March 20, 2003. Border traffic remained normal after the start of a U.S.-led attack on Iraq at dawn on Thursday, despite fears that there would be an influx of refugees.
Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026.

Iraq forced to balance US, Iran relations after separate meetings with Trump, Iranian ambassador

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

Iran targets Kurdistan in regional escalation, spiking gas prices and tensions - analysis

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026.

Iraq's PM arrives in Washington as US presses Baghdad on Iran-backed militias - analysis


Iraq to rebuild ancient mosque with help from United Arab Emirates

ISIS systematically destroyed cultural heritage in the city of Mosul, Iraq.

Members of the Emergency Response Division celebrate in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq July 8, 2017.

Hipsters, Sadrists, Shi’ites plan for Iraq’s future

Iran’s influence is clear but people remain critical of Baghdad, Tehran and the West.

MEMBERS OF the Iraqi security forces patrol near the border between Karbala province and Anbar province.

27 years since the Gulf War - why didn't Israel respond?

Politicking and diplomacy made Israel sit on its hands while Scud missiles reined down.

Yitzhak Shamir, prime minister during the 1991 Gulf War, is flanked by then-defense minister Moshe Arens (left) and an unidentified officer

Kurds reported killed as mass protests sweep Kurdistan region of Iraq

As political supporters of different parties trade accusations, many wonder whether protests will deepen political crises and what the protesters hope to achieve.

Kurds walk on a busy street in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Why Israel ignores Iraq

Israeli decision-makers’ as well as commentators’ lack of interest in the political developments in Iraq, leads them to exaggerate in Iranian influence in Iraq and lose track of alternative trends.

Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) advance towards the city of Al-Qaim, Iraq November 3, 2017

Anti-ISIS coalition looks to stabilize Iraq and eastern Syria as war winds down

The coalition has estimated that there are around 3,000 or fewer ISIS fighters left to hunt down.

Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand together in Raqqa, Syria, October 16, 2017.

Iraqi forces recapture last Islamic State-held town

The capture of the town marks the end of Islamic State's era of territorial rule over a so-called caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across vast swathes of Iraq and Syria.

Artillery belonging to Iraqi army are seen southwest of Kirkuk, Iraq

Iraq schedules parliamentary elections for May

Incumbent prime minister Abadi has not said yet if he plans to run for re-elections.

Iraqi Pm Haidar al-Abadi visists government forces

Iraq launches final offensive on Islamic State, near Syrian border

Islamic State's self-declared cross-border caliphate effectively collapsed in July, when US-backed Iraqi forces captured Mosul, the group's de facto capital in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks at a news conference during his visit to Najaf, south of Baghdad,

Post-referendum: Kurds in Iran demand rights as regime cracks down

Leader Mustafa Hijri: We must face the fact that Tehran is a destabilizing force in the region

Peshmerga from the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan stand for a photo at a secret location