Tag: Iraq

Iraq: Iran-backed factions ‘will pay the price’ for drone attack on Kadhimi (Suadad al-Salhy, Middle East Eye)

The apparent attempt to assassinate Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been labelled by politicians, armed groups commanders and observers as a “stupid and uncalculated” operation that has...

Iraqi PM Unharmed After Drone Attack Amid Escalating Tensions With Iran-Backed Militias (RFE RL)

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an attack by an armed drone on his residence on November 7 amid escalating tensions over the refusal...

UK settled 417 Iraq war compensation claims in 2021 (Middle East Eye)

The British Minister of Defence (MoD) settled 417 compensation claims by Iraqis in 2021 and paid out millions of pounds to resolve allegations made...

Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi survives ‘assassination attempt’ (Al Jazeera)

Iraq’s military says Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt after a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in the capital, Baghdad. Al-Kadhimi...

What’s next for Iraq after October’s election? (Al Jazeera)

Iraq’s prime minister has opened an investigation into violent protests against last month’s election. At least four people were killed on Friday after security forces...

Protests against Iraq election results turn violent (Al Jazeera)

Protests against the results of Iraq’s recent parliamentary election have turned violent in Baghdad, with demonstrators denouncing “fraud” clashing with security forces outside the capital’s high-security...

‘All the trees have died’: Iraqis face intensifying water crisis (Melissa Pawson, Al Jazeera)

Four years ago, the stream running through Iraq’s al-Hamra village dried up. Now, “all the trees have died”, said Abdullah Kamel who used to...

Militants get death sentences for killing two Iraqi journalists (Hassan Ali Ahmed, Al Monitor)

Iraq’s Basra Criminal Court sentenced a second man to death on Nov. 1 for involvement in a death squad that killed multiple Iraqi journalists...

Iraq arrests alleged Islamic State fighters after deadly attack (Al Monitor)

Iraqi security forces have captured several Islamic State fighters, a spokesperson announced today. The six alleged IS members were detained in Ramadi and Fallujah in Iraq’s western...

Iraq’s elections weaken PKK in Sinjar (Mahmut Bozarslan, Al Monitor)

The ongoing power struggle between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP, the main political group ruling Iraqi Kurdistan) and armed Kurdish militants from Turkey over...

Muqtada al-Sadr’s problematic victory and the future of Iraq (Ranj Alaaldin, Brookings)

Iraq’s parliamentary elections rarely produce surprises. But the elections that were held this month constituted a potential make-or-break moment amidst widespread social unrest, systemic...

Iraq sends troops to Diyala after attack by Islamic State (Hassan Ali Ahmed, Al Monitor)

A group of Islamic State militants carried out an attack in the village of al-Rashad in Diyala province early on Oct. 26, killing 15...

Islamic State attack kills 12 in central Iraq (Al Monitor)

The Islamic State conducted a deadly attack in Iraq late last night. The shooting occurred in the Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, in the village...

Muqtada al-Sadr: Iraq’s kingmaker in uncertain times (Thomas O Falk, Al Jazeera)

Muqtada al-Sadr remains one of Iraq’s most influential political figures and plays a pivotal role when it comes to the country’s future. He is...

Sunnis back party of Iraq’s youngest-ever parliamentary speaker (Shelly Kittleson, Al Monitor)

Supporters of firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr were already celebrating in the streets the night after the Oct. 10 elections while parties more closely...

Turkish producer to supply aerostat systems to Iraq (Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News)

Otonom Teknoloji, a privately owned Turkish defense technology company, has said it signed a deal with the Iraqi government for supplying aerostat and airship...