Iraq
Iraq
Iraqi Shiite militia Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq to hand over arms to state
From right to left: Hadi al-Amiri leader of the Shiite Badr Organisation, Qais Khazali, the founder and leader of Iranian-backed...
Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah vows to keep arms despite pressure to disarm
Iraq’s pro-Iran armed Shiite group Kataib Hezbollah, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2024. Photo: Reuters BAGHDAD,— The Iraqi Shiite pro-Iran group...
Sadr orders Saraya al-Salam militias to integrate into Iraqi state
Iraqi populist Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr, 2022. Photo: AFP BAGHDAD,— Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Wednesday that he...
The Death Sentence of Ajaj Ahmad Hardan al-Tikriti: Some Immediate Reflections
Ajaj Hardan Ahmad al-Tikriti, at the "Nugra Salman" prison, Iraq, May 2026. Photo: iKurd.net/video/Iraqi TV. Shakhawan Shorash | Exclusive to...
Iraq seeks IMF, World Bank aid after Iran conflict: Reuters
International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters BAGHDAD,—...
Iraq’s new PM Ali al-Zaidi sworn in with partial cabinet
Iraq's new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, left, was sworn in with partial cabinet, the parliament, Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026....
“Ajaj of Nugra Salman” sentenced to death in Iraq for Kurdish atrocities
Ajaj Hardan Ahmad al-Tikriti, remembered by Kurdish survivors of Nugra Salman prison as "Ajaj of Nugra Salman," 1980s. May 2026....
Saudi warplanes hit pro-Iran Shiite militias in Iraq during war: Reuters
A Royal Saudi Air Force Typhoon fighter jet in 2010. Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia RIYADH,— Saudi fighter jets struck targets tied to...
US sanctions Iraq’s deputy oil minister, pro-Iran militias
Iraq's deputy oil minister Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly, April 2026. Photo: Bahadly's fb WASHINGTON,— The United States imposed sanctions on Iraq’s...
US wants Iraq’s next PM to take concrete action on pro-Iran militias
Iraqi PM-designate Ali al-Zaidi, center, Sulaimani city, Iraqi Kurdistan, May 2, 2026. Photo: Channel8.com WASHINGTON,— The United States is seeking...
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