Chaos and clashes erupt in Iraq after Muqtada al-Sadr announces his decision to quit politics for ever Several protesters were reportedly killed in Baghdad, as supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr, a very influential Shia cleric, protested [ More … ]
Only Iraq and Israel out of all Middle East countries, only Iraq from Arab counties, were invited to attend U.S. president’s recent summit on democracy. What does this say about democracy in the Middle East [ More … ]
Disappearance of prominent opposition journalist against the Iran-backed militias in Baghdad raises concerns Iraqi vocal critic of Iran-backed armed militias Ali al-Mikdam went missing in the capital Baghdad on Friday evening, according to activists. Friends [ More … ]
Amnesty International has called on Iraq to reveal the whereabouts of 643 Sunni men and young boys who were kidnapped by the pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) during operations to retake Fallujah city from Daesh [ More … ]
Pope Francis has met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior leaders in Shia Islam, in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf to deliver a message of peaceful coexistence, urging Muslims to embrace [ More … ]
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited Turkey Thursday to discuss regional, bilateral, economic ties Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was in Ankara this week for meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both countries want strong bilateral ties. They share [ More … ]
Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi took office after the country’s parliament approved a new government on Wednesday following nearly six months of political wrangling. Al-Kadhimi is viewed as pragmatic as well as having good relations with main [ More … ]
Protesters have rejected Mohammed Tawfik Allawi as prime minister, calling his appointment an Iran-backed decision Iraqi protesters maintained their anti-government position by leading demonstrations across Iraq’s south on Sunday, a day after a new prime [ More … ]
Tens of thousands of Iraqis marched Friday at the urging of popular Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, decrying U.S. influence in the country and demanding that Washington withdraw its troops. Around Baghdad’s Jadriyah Square, the streets [ More … ]
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi asked U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to send officials to Iraq to work out a mechanism for the withdrawal of American troops, according to his office, as the [ More … ]
Iran fires more than a dozen rockets at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad military base and targets Erbil facility. Iran has launched a series of missile attacks on US facilities in Iraq, days after the United States assassinated top Iranian [ More … ]
Outraged Iraqi protesters on Tuesday stormed the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, protesting Washington’s attacks on armed battalions belong to Iranian-backed Hashd Al-Shaabi forces, Anadolu Agency reports. At least 25 people were killed in weekend [ More … ]
Parliament to meet on Sunday to decide on Iraqi PM’s fate amid continuing anti-government protests. Iraqi PM resignation would only be ‘first step’, protesters say Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi submitted his resignation to [ More … ]
At least 28 people have reportedly been shot dead by security forces across Iraq as protesters torched the Iranian embassy in the southern city of Najaf. A curfew was imposed in the city following the [ More … ]
More than 300 Iraqis have been killed, thousands injured since protests broke out last month Amnesty International has called on Iraqi authorities to rein in security forces, amid anti-government protests that left scores dead. The human [ More … ]
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