Iraq

Iran FM: Iraq’s problem must be solved through legal channels and respect for govt.’s sovereignty

Aug 30, 2022 00:38

Iran's foreign minister has emphasized the need for preserving the national unity of Iraq, saying the country’s problems must be solved through legal channels.
Senior cleric Sadr withdraws from Iraq's politics as country's political stalemate worsens

Aug 29, 2022 08:27

Prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has announced that he is quitting political life and closing his political offices amid a deepening political stalemate that has left the country without a new government since last October's parliamentary elections.
Sadr’s supporters launch sit-in outside Iraq’s top judicial body

Aug 23, 2022 11:34

Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr have launched a sit-in outside the country’s highest judicial body, weeks after they breached Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" and occupied the legislature.
Iran president: Iraqi groups should find way out of problems through dialogue

Aug 23, 2022 00:34

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has advised all political groups in neighboring Iraq to settle their differences through dialogue and interaction.
Turkey’s Erdogan: US still feeding terrorism in Syria, Iraq

Aug 20, 2022 01:11

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that the United States continues to support terrorism inside Syria and Iraq, blaming the insecurity faced by the Arab nations on the United States and its allies while claiming that Ankara is fighting terrorists in Syria.
Rockets target military base housing Turkish forces in northern Iraq

Aug 16, 2022 01:44

A number of rockets have reportedly targeted a military base in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, which houses Turkish forces involved in ongoing military operations against purported positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
Iran’s top general to visit Iraq

Aug 15, 2022 00:34

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri has plans to visit Iraq, a commander said.
Iraq’s top court reject's Sadr's ultimatum, says it does not have authority to dissolve parliament

Aug 15, 2022 00:21

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) says it lacks sufficient authority to dissolve the country's parliament, urging all parties to refrain from getting the judiciary involved in political rivalries.
US-backed militants transfer Daesh families from Syria to Iraq

Aug 13, 2022 08:59

US-sponsored militants affiliated with the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have transferred more than 600 relatives of Daesh Takfiri terrorists from the dangerous al-Hawl detention camp in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah to neighboring Iraq.
Iraq: Sadr supporters perform Friday Prayer outside Parliament as political crisis lingers

Aug 12, 2022 09:13

Supporters of Muqtada Sadr gathered outside Parliament in Baghdad’s Green Zone for Friday prayers, weeks after occupying the building amid a post-election political crisis.