Iraq news
Iraq forced to balance US, Iran relations after separate meetings with Trump, Iranian ambassador
Over the last decade, Iraq has been weakened from within because of Iranian-backed militias. Some of the militias have historical ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran.
Iran targets Kurdistan in regional escalation, spiking gas prices and tensions - analysis
Iraq's PM arrives in Washington as US presses Baghdad on Iran-backed militias - analysis
Coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Khamenei arrives in Iraqi holy city for funeral processions
Hipsters, Sadrists, Shi’ites plan for Iraq’s future
Iran’s influence is clear but people remain critical of Baghdad, Tehran and the West.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Iraq schedules parliamentary elections for May
Incumbent prime minister Abadi has not said yet if he plans to run for re-elections.
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
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
Ankara backs Iraqi parliament's rejection of Kurdish referendum
Turkey has the region's largest Kurdish population and fears a 'Yes' vote could fuel separatism in its southeast where Kurdish militants have waged an insurgency for three decades.
