Shia militias in Iraq have kidnapped and killed scores of Sunni civilians in recent months, a report by campaign group Amnesty International has said. The killings were in apparent revenge for ...

Iraq has been at war since 2003, when troops from the U.S. and Britain invaded to oust dictator Saddam Hussein. The invasion succeeded in less than 40 days, but resistance from irregulars and Islamic ...

Iraqi political and militia leaders are reportedly responding to pressure from the US to disband Iran-backed militias in Iraq ...

Awsat, Qaani’s mission carried an unambiguous warning from Tehran: should Iraq-based factions act in solidarity with the ...

This comes as both countries are at a crossroads. Syria is trying to unify itself after years of civil war while both ...

Last month, Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shaibani made his first visit to the Iraqi capital to discuss ways to increase ...

As Iraq’s political landscape shifts, particularly with the expected decline of Iran-backed militia influence, the October 2025 elections will be crucial in shaping the country’s future.

Contingency Planning Memoranda identify plausible scenarios that could have serious consequences for U.S. interests and propose measures to both prevent and mitigate them. Iraq remains a fragile ...

Donald Trump's administration officially requested Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani to secure the release of Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov "as soon as possible," a report ...