Iraq News » Baghdad News Iraq » Baghdad » Government: 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 » Government: Iraqi militias raise new conditions for disarmament while Iraq takes 'wait-and-see' approach
If the groups refuse to disarm, Iraq will take a wait-and-see approach, with many saying that they already gave up weapons to the PMF, while also being part of these forces.
News Iraq » Baghdad » Government: Saudi Arabia, Middle East neighbors pressure Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias
Iranian-backed militias are using Iraq as a staging ground to launch attacks against neighboring countries, including Saudi Arabia, Syria, Kuwait, and Jordan. Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Kuwait ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Government: Explainer - Why is US ally Iraq unable to disarm Iran's militia allies?
By Michael Georgy and Ahmed Rasheed DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Sept 9 - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi could face a credibility crisis if Iran-backed Shi'ite militias fail to heed his call to hand over their ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Government: 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 » Government: ‘There is no money’: Is Iraq entering a phase of lean years?
Baghdad, Iraq – A colloquial phrase by Iraqi Minister of Health Abdul Hussein al-Musawi uttered at a meeting for medical staff, health workers and others in Baghdad made many Iraqis concerned. “There ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Government: Iraqi Government Increases Pressure on Armed Factions as Deadline Nears
Baghdad: The Iraqi government is stepping up efforts to rein in armed groups as Shiite political circles debate the future relationship between the state and armed factions ahead of the US-led ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Government: Iraq detains politicians, officials in anti-corruption crackdown
BAGHDAD, June 28 (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces arrested politicians and senior officials early on Sunday as part of a broader anti-corruption campaign ordered by Prime Minister Ali al‑Zaidi, a ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Government: 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 » Government: Iraqi Jews again sue France for using family mansion as embassy in Baghdad
Family claims France stopped paying them rent in 1974 and transferred the money to Iraqi authorities; lawyers claim that the heirs were 'dispossessed' as a result of 'a unilateral measure of an antise ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Government: Iraq resumes Kirkuk crude exports via Ceyhan after Baghdad-KRG deal
BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Crude exports from Iraq's Kirkuk fields to Turkey's Ceyhan port have resumed via pipeline, North Oil Company said, after Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government ...