Iraq News » Maysan News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Iraq braces for renewed Iran conflict after 1,000 strikes on Kurdistan, 600 militia attacks
Baghdad shut crossings with Iran this week, and the Kurdistan Region denied hosting Ukrainian drones, as Iraq moves to avoid being drawn into another round of fighting.
News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Iraq closes southern border crossing with Iran amid US pressure on Baghdad
Iraq is in the spotlight because Iran continues to pressure Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. The US is pressuring Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias.
News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Iraq dismisses Maysan police chief, closes border crossings after Saudi pipeline attacks
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi dismissed the police chief of Maysan province and ordered investigations into senior security officials on Saturday, as Baghdad widened its response after ...
News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Iraq dismisses Maysan military commander in wake of attacks on Saudi Arabia
Prime minister orders investigation into Maysan Operations Command after attacks traced to site in province | Anadolu ...
News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Iraq Denies Houthi Bases, Cites Technical Issues in Iran Border Closure
ERBIL — Iraq’s federal government on Wednesday denied reports that Yemen’s Houthi movement maintains headquarters in the country, while defending the closure of a border crossing with Iran as a ...
News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Can Iraq contain its security threats after the US coalition’s withdrawal?
LONDON: When the last US troops leave their remaining bases in Iraq on Sept. 30, Baghdad will assume greater responsibility for a security landscape that remains complicated by two concurrent threats ...
News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Iraq finds drone launchers near Iran border: security sources
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces have found drone launchers near the border with Iran, security sources told AFP on Saturday, after an attack on a Saudi pipeline that Riyadh and Baghdad said was ...
News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Iraq closes al-Sheeb border crossing with Iran: source
Iraq closed the al-Sheeb border crossing with Iran in southern Maysan province effective Wednesday morning until further notice, a security source told Xinhua. The source, speaking on condition of ...
News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Iraq’s ‘Shadow Militias’ Suspected of Plotting Attacks on Saudi Arabia
ERBIL — Iraqi armed groups operating outside the law, known as "shadow militias,” are suspected of potentially participating in attacks against Saudi Arabia, alongside ongoing attacks launched by ...
News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Following the US withdrawal, Iraq is attempting to bring weapons back under state control without severing ties with Iran
Zaidi must convince Tehran that, for the sake of the country’s stability, the nature of Iranian influence needs to be redefined. Iraq’s dual challenge: containing the security fallout and managing the ...
News Iraq » Maysan » Security: Saudi Arabia attacked from Iraq: Baghdad fires senior security commander
ALBAWABA - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has fired a top security official and launched an investigation after officials established the strikes on Saudi Arabia had come from Iraqi territory. The ...