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US designates four Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militias as terrorist groups
Members of Iraq’s pro-Iran Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi militias, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), carry their flags, Iraq,...
PUK security forces say they foiled plan to kill Bafel Talabani
Bafel Jalal Talabani, the President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, August 2025. Photo: iKurd.net/Talabani's Press Office/PUK security forces video...
Pro-Iran Shiite groups in Iraq demand US exit after Israeli strikes on Iran
Abdul Aziz al-Mohammadawi, also known as Abu Fadak, leader of Iraq’s pro-Iran Shiite group Kataeb Hezbollah, in 2021. Photo: SM...
Iraq’s pro-Iran Shiite militias ready to disarm to avoid Trump retaliation
Iraqi fighters from the Shiite militia group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, 2015. Photo: AFP BAGHDAD,— Iran-aligned militia groups in Iraq are...
Iraq approves compensation plan to resolve Kurdistan oil dispute
An Iraqi oil worker. Photo: Reuters BAGHDAD,— Iraq's parliament on Sunday approved an amendment to its budget aimed at subsidizing...
Iraq seeks to disarm Iran-backed Shiite factions, FM says
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, December 2024. Photo: Iraqi Foreign Ministry/mofa.gov.iq LONDON,— Iraq is actively working to convince powerful armed...
Pro-Iran Iraqi Shiite militias enter Syria to reinforce Assad forces
Iraqi Army and pro-Iran Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces, PMF) convoy moving through Anbar province towards the Syrian border,...
U.S.-led coalition forces to end mission in Iraq by September 2025
Illustrative Photo: Courtesy/U.S. Department of State A senior U.S. official says this transition should not be interpreted as a withdrawal...
Iraq army shoots down Turkish drone over Kirkuk city
A Turkish drone on fire plummets to the ground after being shot down by the Iraqi army over Kirkuk city...
Iran-backed Shia militias use new guerrilla warfare tactics to drive US out of Iraq
Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militias, 2019. Photo: AFP Araz Barwari | Exclusive to iKurd.net US military forces have recently announced that...
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