Iraq News News Iraq » Government: Iraq names Kurdish politician Nizar Amedi as President ending political deadlock
Iraq’s parliament has elected Nizar Amedi as president, ending months of political paralysis and shifting focus to the formation of a new government.
News Iraq » Government: Rubio says kidnapped American journalist has been released by pro-Iran militia in Iraq
Kataib Hezbollah, a pro-Iran militia in Iraq, said it has decided to release an American journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad last month.
News Iraq » Government: US Embassy in Baghdad tells American citizens to leave Iraq ‘immediately’
Do Not Travel warning for Iraq — its highest advisory level — saying plainly: “Do not travel to Iraq for any reason. Leave now if you are there.” Officials emphasize that Americans who choose to ...
News Iraq » Government: Iraqi government to be under pressure to clamp down on militia groups: Former US diplomat
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi government will be under pressure to clamp down on Iran-linked militia groups, a veteran US diplomat told Rudaw on Sunday. These groups carried out hundreds of ...
News Iraq » Government: US journalist Shelly Kittleson released after kidnap in Iraq, officials say
A US freelance journalist who was kidnapped in the Iraqi capital Baghdad a week ago has been released, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Iran-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah said ...
News Iraq » Government: Iraq's prime minister steps aside for rival in post-election wrangling over government
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, whose bloc won the largest share of seats in November’s parliamentary elections, has stepped aside to clear the field for a ...
News Iraq » Government: US summons Iraqi ambassador over drone strike on diplomatic facility in Baghdad
Separately, Kuwait condemned what it described as drone attacks by Iran and its proxies targeting vital facilities in the country, calling the strikes a violation of its sovereignty.
News Iraq » Government: Iraq focuses on political appointees, economic challenges amid Iran ceasefire
Baghdad is shifting toward political stabilization and economic challenges during the fragile post-conflict phase that follows more than a month of US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian-backed ...
News Iraq » Government: The Deal Behind the Release of a U.S. Journalist in Iraq
American independent journalist Shelly Kittleson was released a week after being kidnapped by the “Kataib Hezbollah” movement in Iraq. According to an Iraqi intelligence security source who spoke ...