Iraq News News Iraq » 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 » Government: Iraq completes investigation into thousands of ISIS detainees formerly held in Syria
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had been holding them until the SDF and Syrian government agreed to integrate, at which time US Central Command decided to facilitate a mass transfer.
News Iraq » Government: Iraq's parliament approves partial Cabinet lineup
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi, speaks to Iraqi lawmakers before submitting his government in Baghdad, Iraq, ...
News Iraq » Government: Iranian-backed militia Badr admits it killed, wounded thousands of protesters in Iraq in 2019
A video of Hadi al-Amiri saying "the resistance stood bravely in the face of (the October fitna, as it was dubbed) and preserved the state and political system,” began circulating. The head of the ...
News Iraq » Government: Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region suffers as US-Iran war drags on
Kurdistan Regional Government says 70 percent of its trade has been cut by the regional conflict.
News Iraq » Government: Iraq’s political future in limbo as factions vie for power
BAGHDAD — Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances that will shape the next government. The November election didn’t ...
News Iraq » Government: Exclusive: U.S. Demands Iraqi Factions Surrender Weapons to Central Government
The United States is insisting that the Iraqi government establish full control over weapons in the country, pushing back against a possible compromise reported by MBN to allow militia groups tied ...
News Iraq » Government: How Iraq’s Bet On Pipeline Revival Could Help Bypass Hormuz – Analysis
While the two leaders met in the White House, a State Department official revealed that the US was supporting a joint plan by Iraq and Syria to revive the long-mothballed Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline, ...
News Iraq » Government: Iraq’s prime minister marks his first 100 days in office. What has he accomplished?
When the United States swears in a new president, the media often makes bold predictions about what will be accomplished in the first 100 days. The momentum afforded by a national election, the ...
News Iraq » 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 » Government: More Violence Threatens a Shaky Iraqi Government
More Violence Threatens a Shaky Iraqi Government In Kurdish northern Iraq today, some 50 police recruits were killed by a suicide bomber, bringing the recent toll to 200. It was another strike ...