Iraq

Iran launched new cross-border missile and drone strikes Monday against Iraq-based Kurdish opposition groups it accuses of stoking unrest at home, killing at least one person according to local authorities. Iran has been rocked by almost...

Farmers in Iraqi Kurdistan who want to irrigate their crops risk having their economic lifeblood cut off when Lake Dukan’s waters decrease and Iranian dams upstream stop the flow. Farming close to the lovely lake is...

After a three-year closure owing to the Covid-19 outbreak and political upheaval, Iraq’s National Museum reopened to the public on Monday. Treasures from the neo-Assyrian empire, as well as 9th century Islamic antiques, were reintroduced to...

A proud student of a nascent film school in Mosul’s Old City cries “action!” as a budding Iraqi filmmaker yells “action!” as an actress clambers over wreckage in Mosul’s Old City. Mosul is still scarred by...

In an attack in Qara Salem village in northern Iraq, Islamic State militants murdered four Peshmerga troops and a civilian, as well as injuring six others, according to security sources. In a statement, the Ministry of...

Iran condemned a drone strike on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi on Sunday, calling for “vigilance to foil plans aimed at the country’s security and development.” Said Khatibzadeh, a spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, blamed...

The US condemned a drone strike on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi on Saturday, describing it as a “apparent act of terrorism.” “We are relieved to discover that the Prime Minister has not been injured. This...

Polls started Sunday in Iraq for legislative elections being held a year early as a concession to a popular protest movement that erupted in 2019 due to frustration with corruption and deteriorating public services. Observers expect...

Armed drones attacked Erbil international airport, which lies near the US consulate in this northern Iraq city, Kurdish security forces said in a statement Saturday. “There are no victims in the attack carried out by two...

According to medical and security officials, thirteen police officers were killed in an attack by the Islamic State group on a checkpoint outside Kirkuk in northern Iraq early Sunday. A senior Iraqi police officer told AFP...