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Hundreds of Iraqis joined the funeral procession of activist Fahem al Tai who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Karbala while returning home from protests. Iraq is expected to see widespread ...
News Iraq » Karbala » 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 » Karbala » Government: Iraq delays deadline for Iran-backed Shiite militias to hand over weapons
Senior official says original Sept. 30 disarmament deadline was actually date for departure of US forces, does not provide updated timeline for arms handover ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Government: Karbala, the New Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan is booming. It adopted a motto “the new Iraq” to differentiate itself from the rest of country, which many people—not without reason—associate with instability and violence. This past ...
News Iraq » Karbala » 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 » Karbala » Government: Why is Khamenei's funeral procession going through former enemy nation Iraq? Tehran to Karbala, every stop explained | WION Decodes
The Iranian holy city of Qom on Tuesday (July 7) was flooded by thousands of people on the fourth day of funeral procession of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The remains of Khamenei, who ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Government: Why is Iraq hosting the Islamic Republic’s farewell?
Iraq is a sovereign country. It should not be used as a stage for the political theater of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Reports that funeral ceremonies for Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei are ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Government: Iranian delegation thanks Iraq for participation in martyred Leader's funeral ceremonies
Fayyadh, head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), has met an Iranian delegation that visited Iraq to thank the government and people for their participation in the funeral ceremonies for the ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Government: Greetings from Karbala, Iraq, where millions gathered for a Shia pilgrimage
Pilgrims came to Iraq from all over the world in August. Many Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims walked hundreds of miles in extreme heat to mark the event. Outside the shrines, the atmosphere is almost ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Government: Iranian pilgrims flood Iraq for first Arbaeen since war
Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in ...