BAGHDAD — As some of Iraq’s most powerful political leaders met to formally nominate the next prime minister at a private gathering last weekend, Ammar al-Hakim, an Iraqi cleric and one of the country ...

Thousands of Iraqis have signed a pledge to help defend Iran in the event of a US attack on the Islamic Republic. According to a statement, almost 5,000 people in Iraq's Diyala province gathered to ...

Iraqis attend a demonstration protesting US interference in Iraq's internal affairs, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan 28, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] BAGHDAD - Hundreds of Iraqis demonstrated near the heavily ...

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US forces transported a third group of ISIL (ISIS) detainees from Ghwayran prison in Syria’s Hasakah province to Iraq by land, as activity around a US military base in the region points to possible ...

The revival of Iraq’s most polarizing Shia leader signals Iran’s intent to set the terms of engagement with the Donald Trump administration. Iraq’s dominant Shia bloc has reached into the past to ...

Najaf, Iraq – Leaders of Iraq’s Coordination Framework – the Shia political coalition that came out on top in November’s parliamentary elections – are adamant that Nouri al-Maliki will be their ...

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Washington has threatened to end US support for Iraq if former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, who has been nominated by the Shia coalition, is reappointed. While his ties to Iran have been cited as ...