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News Iraq » Najaf: Iraq Stars League: Round 28 kicks off with high-stakes battles for the top three

News channel or source: https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/iraq-stars-league-round-28-sunday-2026/
Published on: Saturday 11 April 2026

Round 28 of the Iraq Stars League starts today with 3 matches. Al-Talaba seeks a win against Zakho to enter the top three, while Najaf hosts Al-Karma.

News Iraq » Najaf: US and Iraqi Forces Launch Offensive in Najaf

News channel or source: https://www.kcrw.com/shows/to-the-point/stories/us-and-iraqi-forces-launch-offensive-in-najaf
Published on: Wednesday 11 August 2004

After failing to capture him at home, US and Iraqi forces are closing in on the Shrine of Imam Ali as part a major offensive to crush Muqtada al-Sadr-s army--not just in Najaf, but in other parts of ...

News Iraq » Najaf: Iraqi National Conference Takes on Najaf and al-Sadr

News channel or source: https://www.kcrw.com/shows/which-way-la/stories/iraqi-national-conference-takes-on-najaf-and-al-sadr
Published on: Sunday 15 August 2004

Iraq-s National Conference is meeting to choose a 100-person body to advise and oversee Iraq-s interim government. Yesterday, it interrupted its business to send a delegation to Najaf, where Muqtada ...

News Iraq » Najaf: Iraq accuses US of killing 7 soldiers in clinic strike

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iraq-accuses-us-of-killing-7-soldiers-in-clinic-strike/ar-AA1ZoFp8
Published on: Wednesday 25 March 2026

As Iraq claimed “heinous aggression,” the U.S. denied it targeted a clinic. The incident threatens to sour relations between the countries amid the Iran war.

News Iraq » Najaf: Remembering the battles of Najaf and Fallujah in ‘The Last 600 Meters'

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/remembering-the-battles-of-najaf-and-fallujah-in-the-last-600-meters/ar-AA1QaSc9
Published on: Monday 10 November 2025

Jan Bender remembers the moment as if it were yesterday. Taking cover from insurgents, his fireteam had just assembled in the dark in front of a house in Fallujah, Iraq, when the Marines were ...

News Iraq » Najaf: Shia militias fighting in Iraq lash out at the US: “Iran didn’t start the war”

News channel or source: https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-04/shia-militias-fighting-in-iraq-lash-out-at-the-us-iran-didnt-start-the-war.html
Published on: Friday 03 April 2026

Iranian factions, state-linked militias, and regular army forces are intertwined in a complex web that exacerbates tensions between Baghdad and Washington ...

News Iraq » Najaf: Iraq Rises Against Iran War – Sadr Brings Vast Crowds Into the Streets

News channel or source: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/iraq-rises-against-iran-war-sadr-brings-vast-crowds-into-the-streets/
Published on: Saturday 04 April 2026

Vast crowds rally across Iraq against the US-Israeli war on Iran in one of the largest mobilizations since February 28.

News Iraq » Najaf: From Karachi to Beirut, Khamenei’s death sends shockwaves across the Shiite world

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/iran-strikes-shiite-lebanon-pakistan-iraq-israel-e3d7546954143b0e9cb96c09ff24065f
Published on: Tuesday 03 March 2026

The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes has sparked anger across Shiite communities worldwide and is raising fears of wider unrest.