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
Iraqi forces using siege and stealth to evict ISIS from Mosul
ISIS fighters "came to die and the majority of them are now in hell."
ISIS crimes scarred Iraqi history and landscape
Today’s Mosul and the areas around it were the site of many of the worst crimes of ISIS against cultural heritage.
A hitchhiker’s guide to the militias that now dominate much of Iraq
Country’s Shia take page from Hezbollah playbook.
On the ground in Mosul: The face of a new Iraqi military, forged in war
In the battle for Mosul, the Iraqi Army has deployed a variety of its best units, including the 9th Armored Division, the black-clad Special Operations Forces and the Federal Police.
Report: ISIS leader Baghdadi close to being 'captured or killed'
The Iraqi Army is basing its conclusion on a military assessment following a recent battle it held with ISIS militants in the city of Tel Afar, located just 63KM from Mosul.
White House source: Trump to leave Iraq off new travel ban order
Iraq was taken off the list of countries in the original order, issued on Jan. 27, because the Iraqi government had imposed new vetting procedures.
British jihadist becomes suicide bomber after £1M government payout
Ronald Fiddler carried out an ISIS suicide mission a decade after the British government fought for his release from Guantanamo Bay.
Who are the people killed by Nouri al-Maliki, and why?
During his tenure from 2006 to 2014 he used the same routine as previous Iraqi governments, increasing his authoritarian power to maintain control.
Iraqi Shia cleric Sadr condemns Trump, calls to liberate Jerusalem
Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called the potential embassy move a “declaration of war on Islam,” and threatened the US embassy in Baghdad.
Iraqis celebrate first Christmas near Mosul after Islamic State pushback
The region of Nineveh is one of the most ancient settlements of Christianity, going back nearly 2,000 years.
