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Iraq sentences kidnapper of US journalist to 15 years in prison
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
At the height of the Middle East war, on March 31, Kataeb Hezbollah kidnapped journalist Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad, holding her for several days before settin...
'No pilgrims': regional war hushes Iraq's holy cities
May 04, 2026 (AFP)
The absence of tourists leaves nearby shopkeepers and hotel owners with little to do, their days dragging on as they hope for the crowds to return and revive th...
Air strike hits Iraq base housing pro-Iran group: faction sources
Mar 03, 2026 (AFP)
The Jurf al-Nasr base, which serves as one of the main bastions of the powerful Tehran-backed group, has been struck several times since the war in the Middle E...
Over 2,200 IS detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria: Iraqi official
Feb 07, 2026 (AFP)
They are among up to 7,000 IS detainees whose transfer from Syria to Iraq the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced last month, in a move it said was aimed at ...
Iraq starts investigations into IS detainees moved from Syria
Feb 02, 2026 (AFP)
"Investigation proceedings have started with 1,387 members of the Daesh terrorist organisation who were recently transferred from the Syrian territory," the jud...
Where does Iraq stand as US turns up heat on Iran?
Jan 29, 2026 (AFP)
After decades of conflict and chaos, Iraq has recently regained a sense of normalcy, yet its politics is haunted by the struggle to balance relations with its t...
Trump warns US to end support for Iraq if Maliki returns
Jan 27, 2026 (AFP)
Trump, in his latest blatant intervention in another country's politics, said that Iraq would make a "very bad choice" with Maliki, who has been nominated as pr...
Rubio warns Iraq on Iran ties as Maliki sets return
Jan 26, 2026 (AFP)
Maliki, who left power in 2014 following heated pressure from the United States, has been chosen by Iraq's largest Shiite bloc, which would put him in line to b...
Iraq court sentences man to death for killing parliamentary candidate
Jan 21, 2026 (AFP)
Safaa al-Mashhadani's death in October near the capital Baghdad came just weeks ahead of Iraq's parliamentary election. According to Iraq's Supreme Judicial Cou...
Iraq announces complete withdrawal of US-led coalition from federal territory
Jan 18, 2026 (AFP)
"We announce today... the completion of the evacuation of all military bases and leadership headquarters in the official federal areas of Iraq of advisers" of t...
Pro-Iran camp reunites to form majority in Iraq parliament
Nov 17, 2025 (AFP)
The announcement came after the electoral committee released the seat distribution from the November 11 general election, which showed that pro-Tehran parties h...
Iraq tribal clashes kill eight: security official
Nov 15, 2025 (AFP)
The dispute broke out early in the morning in the village of Kheshan between members of a Bedouin tribe, the official said, requesting anonymity because he was ...
What lies ahead in Iraq: the hard task of forming a government
Nov 13, 2025 (AFP)
Incumbent Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani claimed victory for his coalition after preliminary results showed it was the largest bloc -- though it still f...
Iraqis vote in general election in rare moment of calm
Nov 11, 2025 (AFP)
Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years, as the nation tries to move past decades of war and repression under slain dictator Saddam Hussein and since the...
Two wounded in attack on office of Iraqi parliamentary candidate
Oct 18, 2025 (AFP)
The attack on Sunni Muslim politician Muthanna al-Azzawi's office comes days after a bomb killed another candidate in the November 11 elections for the Shiite-m...
Iraqi parliamentary candidate killed near Baghdad
Oct 15, 2025 (AFP)
The incident is the first killing of a candidate ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 11. "A bomb exploded under the vehicle of Safaa...
No deal behind academic Elizabeth Tsurkov's release in Iraq, sources say
Sep 12, 2025 (AFP)
Kidnapped in Baghdad in March of 2023, Tsurkov was set free late Tuesday, hours after Israel carried out an unprecedented strike in Qatar targeting Hamas leader...
House votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
Sep 11, 2025 (UPI)
The bipartisan amendment attached to the annual National Defense Authorization Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 261-167 vote on Wednesday. Fort...
Kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic Tsurkov released in Iraq
Sep 10, 2025 (AFP)
While Iraq said a "group of outlaws" kidnapped Tsurkov, Trump announced she was released by the powerful pro-Iran Kataeb Hezbollah group. "As a culmination of e...
Kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov released in Iraq
Sep 09, 2025 (AFP)
While Iraq said a "group of outlaws" kidnapped Tsurkov, Trump announced she was released by the powerful pro-Iran Kataeb Hezbollah group. "As a culmination of e...
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