Iraq’s Sadr movement Clashes between supporters of powerful Shia scholar Muqtada al-Sadr and rival Iran-backed factions earlier this week turned Baghdad’s Green Zone – home to government buildings and embassies – into a battlefield. At Read More
Sadr supporters storm parliament Hundreds of protesters have breached a high-security zone in Baghdad and broken into Iraq’s parliament building. The supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr oppose the nomination of a rival candidate for Read More
Macron visits Iraq French President Emmanuel Macron was to pay a visit Sunday to the Islamic State group’s former Iraqi stronghold Mosul, a day after vowing to keep troops in the country. The French Read More
Egypt Iraq and Jordan summit Egypt, Jordan and Iraq agreed to bolster security and economic cooperation at a tripartite summit Sunday that saw an Egyptian head of state visit Iraq for the first time in Read More
Iran-backed militias’ attacks on US bases Last week, a rocket attack on U.S.-led forces in northern Iraq killed a civilian contractor on Monday and injured a U.S. service member, the U.S. Read More
Iran-Turkey tensions flare up Turkey and Iran called in each other’s ambassadors as Turkey threatens to attack Kurdish separatists on Iraq’s Mount Sinjar, an area used by Iranian militants to cross into Syria. Read More
New election law In December 2019, the Iraqi parliament approved a new electoral law following demonstrations calling for fundamental political change. The Law on Parliamentary Elections consists of 50 provisions in nine chapters that discuss the purpose Read More
Egypt and Iraq strengthening military ties Egypt is working to enhance its cooperation and relations with Iraq, notably in the military field. During a Dec. 10 meeting with Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals Manhal Aziz Read More
KRG wants to remove PKK from Iraq Tensions are rising in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where officials in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) are speaking out against the long-accommodated but increasingly unwelcome Kurdistan Workers’ Read More
Iran increasing involvement in Iraq Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri unveiled plans for signing an agreement with Iraq on military and defense cooperation. Speaking to reporters after Read More
