Iraq news

Iraqi militias raise new conditions for disarmament, Iraq takes 'wait-and-see' approach - analysis

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.

Mourners attend the funeral of Haider al-Moussawi, head of the security unit in the Shi'ite armed group Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, and senior Hezbollah figure Abu Ali Khalil, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Baghdad, Iraq, June 22, 2025.
Youths ride vehicles while waving flags of Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Hezbollah in Baghdad on June 15, 2026, during celebrations following the announcement of a deal to end the war between Iran and the US.

Iraq sentences militia member for kidnapping American journalist, in rare move against Iran proxies

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026.

Iraq appears to delay militia disarmament as Iran-backed factions pressure Baghdad - analysis

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

Iranian drones target Iraq's Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's office


Iran struck Iraqi city because they can't hit Israel, Iraqi FM says

Hussein said there weren't any Mossad agents and explained that four people were killed and six were injured by the Iranian strike and were Iraqi Kurds.

Smoke rises in the aftermath of a missile attack by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on what they said was the headquarters of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, in Erbil, Iraq January 16, 2024.

Over a hundred killed, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

The fire ripped through a large events hall in the north-eastern region after fireworks were lit during the celebration, local civil defense said, according to state media.

 People gather at the site following a fatal fire at a wedding celebration, in the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq's Nineveh province, Iraq, September 27, 2023.

Drone attack and Iran threats in Kurdish region of Iraq

Arbid is a small airport used for helicopters and is located 50 km (30 miles) to the east of the city of Sulaimaniya in the northeast of the country.

 A plane is seen at the Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Iraq September 29, 2017.

Miss Iraq defends Zionism in latest X post

"It was my own people & religion that made me want to support Zionists," the pageant queen posted.

 Miss Iraq Sarah Idan.

Turkish FM in Kurdistan region of Iraq after Baghdad visit

Authorities in Erbil are approaching the topic in a sensitive manner as they don’t want airstrikes throughout their region but they want warm ties with Ankara.   

 View of a damaged building in the aftermath of missile attacks in Erbil, Iraq March 13, 2022

Six years after ISIS, what’s next for Iraq’s Mosul - analysis

ISIS committed several genocides in Mosul, it expelled Christians, kidnapped and enslaved members of the Yazidi minority and targeted ancient ruins to erase the cultural history of Iraq. 

A general view of the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, June 9, 2022.

Syria-Iraq ties continue to thaw with FM Baghdad visit - analysis

Syria says it wants to work with Iraq to fight against “terror” as well as the drug trade.

 Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad speaks during a joint press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (not pictured), in Baghdad, Iraq June 4, 2023.

Iraq calls on Turkey to apologize for attack on Sulaymaniyah airport

A US official confirmed there was a strike on a convoy in the area and US military personnel were in it, but there were no casualties.

Iraqi and Turkish soldiers wave flags at the Habur Border Gate between Turkey and Iraq

Up to 1m. people 'disappeared' in Iraq in last half century - UN

Disappearances continued after the US-led invasion in 2003, which saw the capture of at least 200,000 Iraqis, nearly half of whom were held in prisons run by the US or Britain.

Smoke billows from a presidential palace compound in Baghdad during airstrikes, Iraq, March 21, 2003. Large explosions shook Baghdad during a night of blistering air strikes, as US and British ground forces advancing across southern Iraq battled for hours for control of a strategic airfield.

Iraqi parliament approves unpopular election law amendments

Legislators rejecting amendments to the law tried to block the start of the session by shouting and chanting close to the speaker podium.

Abdul Latif Rashid takes his oath of office in front of Iraqi lawmakers in Baghdad, Iraq, October 13, 2022.