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Explosion heard near Iraq's Erbil airportAn explosion rocked Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, near its international airport. This incident follows broader Middle East conflict invo...
Drone attack against Iraqi intelligence services in Baghdad: officalA drone strike hit the Iraqi National Intelligence Service headquarters in Baghdad's Mansour district on Saturday morning. A second drone f...
Drone attacks target Iraq airport and oil field: Kurd forcesOn Monday, a drone carrying explosives was intercepted near Arbil airport, followed by two more drones striking the Khurmala oil field in I...
US 'defensive' strike kills four in IraqAn American airstrike targeted a base south of Baghdad, killing and injuring members of Iraq's Iran-aligned Popular Mobilization Forces. Th...
Blast hits Iraq former paramilitaries depot"At 7:00 pm (1600 GMT)... an explosion occurred in logistics warehouses belonging to the 42 Brigade... in the Yusufiyah area, south of Bagh...
Amid Israel-Iran tensions, 'bombing' hits Iraq military base housing pro-Iranian paramilitariesSeveral people were wounded in a "bombing" overnight Friday on an Iraqi military base housing pro-Iranian paramilitaries, two security sour...
Iraq's competing Shi'ite armed factions and partiesA visit by the commander of Iran's Quds Force to Baghdad led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups in Iraq. The rulin...
Iraq's election: How it works, main playersA new single-member constituency system is supposed to boost independents and reduce traditional political blocs, largely centred on religi...
Two rockets fired near US embassy in Baghdad: Security sourceAttacks on US interests in Iraq had been launched almost daily in recent months, blamed on pro-Iran armed groups within the security appara...
Iraqi PM to focus on US troop withdrawal in Biden meetingThe White House talks between the two allies come just a week after a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group, despite Baghdad dec...
Years after ISIS, Iraqis forced out of camps into uncertain futureAn uncertain future awaits them – wrecked towns with no services, surrounded by paramilitaries who regard the returnees with suspicion for ...
Iraq trains United States-sanctioned militia leader for army position: SourcesMaking Lami a senior officer in the army is one of the boldest moves yet by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, a U.S. ally, to dilute the p...
No decision on withdrawal of US troops from Iraq yet, says Defence Secretary EsperSome 5,000 US soldiers are deployed in Iraq as part of the international coalition against the IS terror group. The Iraqi Parliament on Sun...
India may deploy CRPF for security of embassy in IraqThe Indian embassy last faced a missile attack in 2004 but sources said lately RAW and other central intelligence agencies have warned of p...
India may send commandos to guard its embassy in IraqAn in-principle approval for the deployment of an armed squad at the complex located in the Al Mansour area of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad...
No info on Indians fighting alongside ISIS in Iraq: officialsHashd al-Shaabi is a state-sponsored umbrella organisation composed of several armed groups formed in 2014 to fight against the ISIS.
Prime Minister, Rajnath to meet top police brass this weekendThis is for the first time that this conference is being held outside the national capital, in line with Modi's decision to hold key nation...