The militias are actually part of an official government paramilitary force, but they have so many brigades and units that they behave like a shadow state.
Shiite Militia’s Supporters Burn Kurdish Party Headquarters in Iraq
Supporters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces militia torched on Saturday the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad after one of its leaders blamed the movement for attacking …
Gunmen kill 8 villagers after kidnapping 12 in Iraq
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped on Saturday 12 people from a village in Salahudin province north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad and later executed eight of them, a provincial police source said. Heavily …
Pro-Iran protesters torch Kurd party offices in Baghdad
Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary network dominated by Iran-backed factions, Saturday burned down the main Kurdish party’s headquarters in Baghdad after criticism from a Kurdish ex-minister.Hundreds of …
For Iraq’s Persecuted Yazidis, Return Plan Is Fraught With Risk
Many there distrust a new security and reconstruction plan unveiled this week by the Baghdad government and Kurdish regional authorities which hailed it as a “historic” agreement. “The deal could …
Iraq reports over 3,500 more virus cases, 56 deaths
BAGHDAD Iraq reported more than 3,500 cases of the novel coronavirus and 56 more deaths on Friday. The nationwide death toll now stands at 10,142, …
Pro-Iran factions’ truce with US in Iraq ‘short-term’: Lawmaker
Ceasefire only temporary and depends on Washington completing a full military withdrawal, key parliamentarian says.
Ultimatum signals modest US goal in Iraq: Avoid defeat
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Saudi Arabia’s business sector interested in investment opportunities in Iraq: Al-Falih
Falih reiterated the fact that the business sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is interested in the investment opportunities in Iraq, particularly in the fields of energy, industry, mineral …
Saudi Arabia’s business sector interested in investment opportunities in Iraq: Al-Falih
Falih reiterated the fact that the business sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is interested in the investment opportunities in Iraq, particularly in the fields of energy, industry, mineral …