Iraq News » Baghdad News Iraq » Baghdad: Iraq faces sovereignty test as US-led military coalition exit nears
Analysts warn Iraq faces severe security and political tests as the US-led coalition withdrawal deadline approaches.
News Iraq » Baghdad: Al Obaidi: Iraq banking sector in reform phase, not collapsing
Economist Manar Al-Obaidi affirms Iraq's banking system is undergoing structural sorting and reform rather than collapse following the Al-Taif Bank conservatorship.
News Iraq » Baghdad: International coalition to withdraw defense systems from Iraq
The United States will withdraw its defense systems and remaining troops from Iraq by the end of September as part of a al with Baghdad.
News Iraq » Baghdad: US-backed effort to disarm Iraq’s Iran-linked militias hits setback, experts say
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi vowed to restrict weapons to state control, but militias like Asaib Ahl al-Haq show no credible disarmament evidence.
News Iraq » Baghdad: Iraq’s Vow To Modernize Air Defense After U.S.-Saudi Strikes Is Nothing New
Far from accelerating air defense procurement, Baghdad may actually fail to live up to its initial plans to upgrade its air defenses that predated the present Iran war.
News Iraq » Baghdad: Iraq Is in Process of Seeking Oil Tankers for Hormuz Strait Runs
Iraq is in the process of trying to hire multiple tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz as Baghdad steps up an efforts to get its crude to global markets.
News Iraq » Baghdad: The Iraqi Disarmament Scam: How Baghdad Launders Iran’s Proxy Empire
The fundamental flaw in US policy stems from the outdated assumption that strengthening Iraqi state institutions inherently diminishes non-state proxies. Tehran realized long ago that controlling Iraq ...
News Iraq » Baghdad: Iraq summons Iran envoy over 'Persian Gulf' post, Baghdad name origins: What to know
The move comes amid heightened tensions in the region, including over the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the controversially referenced gulf to the Arabian Sea.
News Iraq » Baghdad: Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soil
IRBIL, Iraq — Iraq is getting caught in the crossfire of the Iran war as the only country facing strikes from both sides, and that threatens to drag the nation that has so far avoided two years of ...
News Iraq » Baghdad: The Many Closures And Violations Of Iraq’s Airspace
Iraq was one of the regional countries that temporarily closed off its airspace to civil aviation on April 13, 2024, amidst Iran’s massive, unprecedented drone and missile attack against Israel.