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Iraqi intelligence forces have reportedly arrested the perpetrator of a recent rocket attack on the Baghdad International Airport compound, who has confessed to his affiliation with the United States. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iraqi…

The Iraqi prime minister has ordered an immediate investigation into the Islamic State attack in Diyala province, which killed 11 Iraqi soldiers. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Iraqi prime minister has ordered an immediate…

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There have been several attempts to bomb US-led coalition convoys in Iraq this month. Tensions are mounting in the country as the withdrawal of American troops approaches. US-led coalition is deployed in Syria…

TEMPO.CO, Baghdad - The Iraqi Security forces on Sunday identified the launch area of ​​drones that targeted Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's residence in the Green Zone, state television reported."The two drones that attacked the!-->!-->…

The following report is now an add-on to MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, Click here. On November 7, 2021, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, published…

A view shows damage to parts of the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in Baghdad, Iraq on November 7, 2021. BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces on Sunday found two…

A report by the Gulf Center for Human Rights highlighted attacks on civil society activists and the media, as well as torture against citizens.…

October 18 (UPI) - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has made no secret of his desire to dominate the Middle East. Its policy of aggressive expansionism has led it to spend more than $ 100…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi arrives at a polling station to vote, as Iraqis go to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections, in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Media office of the Prime Minister of Iraq…

By Aqeel Najim and Mostafa Salem, CNN Iraqi forces have captured Sami Jasim, deputy to former ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Iraqi prime minister said in a statement on Monday. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi did not…

The coalition welcomed the announcement by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq's victory in Mosul and praised the Iraqi forces for their remarkable progress against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria while making…

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Some 91 families have been displaced by the army from the village of Al-Aetha to a camp for internally displaced people, Human Rights Watch said. The alleged "family feud" would implicate the government minister…

Atop a scene on the left, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi greeted the saluting troops as they passed, flanked by senior PMF leaders who had largely avoided appearing in public since the fateful state strike -United. The show was…

For the first time in 50 years, a Senate committee voted to repeal decades-old war power measures that have twice launched the United States into war with Iraq, giving the unfortunate plan the green light of President George W. Bush to…

According to a report of Middle East Eye, a group of Iraqi militias have agreed not to attack the United States if Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi officially demands an American withdrawal from the country. The report…

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) - Early Friday morning, around 2 a.m. local time, the United States bombed Iraqi militias, backed by Iran, and based in eastern Syria near from the Iraqi…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced Thursday evening in a post posted on social media that the country's security forces had killed a top leader of the so-called Islamic…

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi military said on Sunday that a rocket targeting the walled Green Zone of Baghdad, the seat of the US embassy, ​​hit a residential house and injured a child. Iraqi officials said the…

Iraqi counterterrorism troops have arrested 14 members of a powerful militia after a raid that will be seen as a first test of the new prime minister's ability to confront militants backed by Tehran.Iraqi officials said the group,…

Iraqi security forces raided the headquarters of an Iranian-backed militia near Baghdad, seizing rockets and arresting more than a dozen pro-Iran fighters.The militia group targeted was Kataib Hezbollah, also identified as Brigade 45 of…

Shortly after the death of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Iraq, Tehran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to unite them in the face of a huge void left by…

LONDON - Shortly after Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, Seeking to unite them in the face of a huge…

BEIRUT - Shortly after the death of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to Unite them in the face of a…

(Reuters) - Shortly after the death of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Lebanese organization backed by Tehran, Hezbollah, met urgently with Iraqi militia leaders, Seeking to unite them in the face…

Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Lebanese Tehran-backed organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to Unite them in the face of a huge void left…

BAGHDAD - Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. embassy perimeter and threw stones in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington sent additional troops and threatened retaliation…

Supporters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (FMP) who stormed the United States embassy in Baghdad withdrew from the complex even as the United States began to send new troops to the area. PMF said on Wednesday…

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the US embassy perimeter and threw stones in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington sent in additional troops and threatened with…

At least 350 people have died since October 1, when demonstrators took to the streets to denounce corruption.…

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has accused Israel of initiating attacks on Iranian-backed militia positions in Iraq, the first time Baghdad has directly accused Israel, Al TV reported on Monday. Jazeera. "Investigations…

FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi makes a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 3, 2019. REUTERS / Philippe Wojazer / PoolBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime…

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - A group of Iraqi Shiite militias said on Saturday they strongly rejected the designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization by the United States.The groups, supported and…

Islamic State militants allegedly rigged cows with explosives during an attack on Iraqi security forces, in what is believed to be the first time the group has armed cattle. The two cows were tied with explosive belts and heading towards a…

An Iranian-backed coordination group says US forces have allowed Israeli drones to enter Iraqi territory and carry out missions.Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups have blamed a series of recent explosions at their weapons depots and…

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi military said on Saturday that its troops, in partnership with security agencies and paramilitary forces, had launched the second phase of an operation to remove ISIS remnants from northern Baghdad and areas neighboring…

Following a July 1 decree by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi ordering factions of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) to be absorbed into state security forces, pro-Iranian PMU factions reacted with anger. Abdul Mahdi's decree says:…

“You are working against us. In your work, you criticize the militias. We have watched your videos and you are speaking out against us. You will pay the price, ”said an anonymous…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Iraqi militias on Monday evening killed a man they claimed was a suicide bomber who planned to attack their units based in the disputed town of Khanaqin, in Diyala province. Hashd…

For the first time since the defeat of Daesh, Mosul is hit by a bomb. The Iraqi government is preparing for battle, but internal disagreements and Daesh's…

WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) - The US House of Representatives passed a law calling for the imposition of sanctions on two Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq: As-Saib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) of Qais…

Soldiers from the 47th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad check a patient for injuries Nov. 24, 2017. They include, left to right, Pfc. Michael Torres, Captain Daniel Braun, Staff Sgt.…

Ahead of the Iraqi parliamentary elections in May, Iranian-backed militias announcement the formation of a coalition called al Fatah al Mubin (Manifest Victory). It is headed by Hadi al Ameri, head of the Badr Organization and current…

BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition retook the country's last city held by the Islamic State group on Friday, more than three years after the militants stormed nearly a third of the territory Iraqi, announced the…

Fighters suspected of holding 10,000 civilians hostage in the Euphrates Valley town of Rawa as they lose nearby villages.Iraqi forces have launched an offensive to capture one of the last areas under ISIL control in the country. Two Iraqi…

Iraqi forces seized the district of al-Qaim on Sunday, one of the last territories in the country held by the Islamic State, announced Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi who visited the area after his release.In a…

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on Friday reached an agreement to stop the fighting in northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said, although the status of a ceasefire -the fire remains…

ERBIL, Iraq - Iraqi forces launched an offensive on Thursday to rout ISIS from its last stronghold in the country, while advancing against Kurdish fighters on a separate front.Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of…

The head of special groups in Iraq, Ahl al-Haq, Qais al-Khazali called for the departure of US forces from Iraqi territory after fighting ISIS. This came in response to the statement by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday and…

An Iraqi soldier removes a Kurdish flag from Altun Kupri, 40 kilometers north of the city of Kirkuk. Iraqi and Kurdish forces exchanged fire on their shared border on Friday, ending a dramatic week of maneuvers that saw the Kurds cede…

BAGHDAD — Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq ceded all disputed oil fields to the Iraqi military on Tuesday, retreating in the face of overwhelming force that appeared to put an end, at least for now, to their hopes of independence…

Iraqi forces pushed through a series of Kurdish-claimed Kurdish-held areas and Baghdad on Tuesday in a bid to regain control of territory lost after the war with Isis and step up pressure on the regional self-governing government of…

Forces entered the disputed city on Monday and set up checkpoints around its perimeter, while witnesses saw a single Iraqi flag flying atop the governor's seat. The building usually houses the Kurdish and Iraqi flags.The city's breach came…

Published on: 10/16/2017 - 02:12Amended: 10/16/2017 - 15:09 Iraqi forces seized control of a military airport…

Photo 1: Qassem Soleimani allegedly near the Syrian border with Iraqi militias, posted on May 29. Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of the extraterritorial operations branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Quds Force,…

Report by Kalah Sur, Iraq - In significant departure from past policy, US-led forces in Iraq began to arm and train hundreds of fighters belonging to Shiite militias historically known for their ties to Iran.Sectarian militias are trained…

Iraqi Shiite militias say they hunted ISIL fighters from an airbase west of Mosul.Victory, if confirmed, would threaten the Sunni group's supply route from Syria to its last major stronghold in Iraq.#BREAKING: #PMF announce the full release…

BAGHDAD — In the scorching Baghdad night, sweat ran down the faces of Iraqi teenagers as they marched through a schoolyard, training to fight against the Islamic State group. It's a summer camp in Iraq, set up by the country's largest…

BAGHDAD — In the scorching Baghdad night, sweat ran down the faces of Iraqi teenagers as they marched through a schoolyard, training to fight against the Islamic State group.It's a summer camp in Iraq, set up by the country's largest…

Things look set to get worse in Iraq. Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) - now…