Iraq

Intel: US to announce agreement to pull 'combat troops' from Iraq

Security will be at top of agenda for US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue today, and when US President Joe Biden hosts Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on July 26.

Jared Szuba | Iraq | Jul 23, 2021

This handout picture released by the US Army shows US Army Paratroopers at Pope Army Airfield in North Carolina, Jan. 1, 2020. Paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division were activated and deployed to the US Central Command area of operations in Iraq.

Chinese oil companies fill void in Iraq

As major Western oil companies reconsider their positions in Iraq, China is seizing the opportunities offered by their departure.

Salam Zidane | Iraq | Jul 22, 2021

Iraqi workers walk at the Halfaya oil field near the southern city of Amara on Dec. 12, 2009.

Baghdad explosion kills at least 28 in busy Sadr City market

The attack occurred in a crowded marketplace as residents were shopping for the holiday of Eid al-Adha.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iraq | Jul 19, 2021

Iraq takes cautious steps toward privatizing electricity sector

With the increasing power cuts in Iraq, calls are mounting to expand privatization as a permanent solution.

Adnan Abu Zeed | Iraq | Jul 19, 2021

Sadr withdraws from Iraqi elections

Populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has withdrawn from Iraq's October elections, removing his support for the government.

Hassan Ali Ahmed | Iraq | Jul 19, 2021

Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (R) drives a car as he joins anti-government demonstrators gathering in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, Oct. 29, 2019.

Islamic State uses hit-and-run tactics in Iraq

Islamic State cells continue to target Sunni areas while armed groups thought to be close to Iran step up attacks on facilities hosting international coalition forces.

Shelly Kittleson | Iraq | Jul 11, 2021

This photo taken during a press tour organized by the US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State shows US soldiers clearing rubble at Ain al-Asad military air base, Anbar province, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2020.

4,000-year-old city discovered in Iraq

A group of Russian archaeologists made an impressive discovery in Iraq’s Dhi Qar governorate, where an ancient settlement about 4,000 years old was found.

Adnan Abu Zeed | Iraq | Jul 9, 2021

A woman walks toward the Great Ziggurat Temple, a massive Sumerian stepped mudbrick construction dedicated to the moon god Nanna that dates back to 2100 B.C. in the ancient city of Ur, Dhi Qar province, Iraq, June 15, 2020.

Iraq invests in clean energy

Iraq is investing in clean energy to produce electricity, especially solar energy, which is almost available throughout the year in various regions of the country.

Salam Zidane | Iraq | Jul 8, 2021

An Iraqi man works at a generator subscription distribution room in Sadr City, east of the capital, Baghdad, on July 2, 2021.

The Takeaway: Does Iran want to scuttle nuclear deal talks with militia attacks in Iraq?

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Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Iraq | Jul 7, 2021

Iraqi government calls militia's attack on US base terrorism

Militia attacks on US bases in Iraq have risen and the government is beginning to treat them as terror groups.

Ali Mamouri | Iraq | Jul 7, 2021

Militias launch spate of attacks on US positions in Iraq

Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base was hit with the second rocket attack in just over 48 hours.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iraq | Jul 7, 2021

A picture taken on January 13, 2020, during a press tour organized by the US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State, shows a bulldozer clearing debris from Ain al-Asad military air base in the western Iraqi province of Anbar.

Iraq plans new city next to capital

In order to find solutions to the chaos in Baghdad due to overpopulation, the Iraqi government plans to launch a new city next to the capital.

Omar Sattar | Iraq | Jul 7, 2021

Turkey’s anti-PKK assault leaves Kurds more divided

Turkey’s unremitting assault against the PKK is destabilizing Iraqi Kurdistan, weakening the rebels on the one hand while bolstering support for them among disaffected locals on the other.

Amberin Zaman | Iraq | Jul 6, 2021

Iraqi riot police protect the Turkish embassy in Baghdad on Feb. 18, 2021 after calls on social media to gather outside the Turkish embassy to protest Turkey's vows to invade the northwestern enclave of Sinjar.

Pro-Iran militias increase attacks, rhetoric against foreign troops

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has called on the United States and Iran "to avoid settling scores in Iraq."

Hassan Ali Ahmed | Iraq | Jul 6, 2021

A picture taken on January 13, 2020, during a press tour organized by the US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State, shows a view of the damage at Ain al-Asad military air base housing US and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar.

US Embassy, Ain al-Asad base targeted in Iraq as militias up tension

Following the US strike on militias' bases last week, the US Embassy and Ain al-Asad base were targeted by a drone and rockets.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iraq | Jul 6, 2021

Iraq

Intel: US to announce agreement to pull 'combat troops' from Iraq

Security will be at top of agenda for US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue today, and when US President Joe Biden hosts Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on July 26.

Chinese oil companies fill void in Iraq

Baghdad explosion kills at least 28 in busy Sadr City market

Iraq takes cautious steps toward privatizing electricity sector

Sadr withdraws from Iraqi elections

Islamic State uses hit-and-run tactics in Iraq

4,000-year-old city discovered in Iraq

Iraq invests in clean energy

The Takeaway: Does Iran want to scuttle nuclear deal talks with militia attacks in Iraq?

Iraqi government calls militia's attack on US base terrorism

Militias launch spate of attacks on US positions in Iraq

Iraq plans new city next to capital

Turkey’s anti-PKK assault leaves Kurds more divided

Pro-Iran militias increase attacks, rhetoric against foreign troops

US Embassy, Ain al-Asad base targeted in Iraq as militias up tension

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