Iraq’s powerful Shiite figure Muqtada al ... comes from a prominent Shiite family and is the fourth son of a highly-respected Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr.
Maliki reportedly argued that proceeding with elections under the current circumstances would be tantamount to “political ...
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has returned to Baghdad for the first time in more than two years despite ongoing security threats.
On his Truth Social platform Friday night, President Trump wrote that "the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed." ...
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“Today the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed,” Trump wrote Friday night. “He was relentlessly hunted down by our ...
In 2021, pro-Tehran parties were roundly defeated in Iraq’s parliamentary elections. Muqtada al-Sadr, a charismatic Shia cleric and vociferous critic of Iran, looked set to form a government.
Iraq has sounded the alarm over escalating violence in Syria, warning of potential Alawite persecution and urging immediate ...
Iraq's government imposed a weekend curfew in Baghdad on Thursday amid clashes between government troops and Shiite militia fighters, and U.S. Embassy staff were told to remain indoors after days of ...
Iraq’s upcoming elections could mark a turning point in regional dynamics as Iran’s influence wanes with early signs of ...