Iraq reopened its airspace to air traffic following an improvement in the security situation, after closing it on June 13 due to the Israeli attack on Iran, Xinhua reported on June 24. The Iraqi ...

The streets of Karbala were carpeted in red and lined with stations offering food and water to the pilgrims, who came from Iraq’s provinces and from abroad, including large numbers from Iran, the Gulf ...

Non-essential American embassy staff and their dependents in Baghdad are evacuating from Iraq due to heightened security risks, US government sources said on Wednesday. Officials did not say ...

Douglas Ollivant, who oversaw Iraq issues at the National Security Council in 2008-09 after two U.S. Army tours here, said it’s still too soon to judge the ability of Iraqi forces. “Objectively ...

Islamic State (IS) has been attempting just that, according to more than 20 sources, including security and political officials from Syria, Iraq, the U.S. and Europe, as well as diplomats in the ...

The large political parties, like Allawi's Iraqi National Accord or the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, used their time in exile beyond the reach of Saddam's feared security ...

An explosive drone was shot down near Erbil airport in northern Iraq on Thursday, the Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said in a statement. There were no casualties reported, according ...

Iraq was already facing a crisis prior to the Israeli airstrikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliation. In May, the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq sent a delegation to ...

Iraqi Shiites mark the month of Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, Sunday, July 6, 2025. Muharram commemorates the death of Prophet Muhammed's grandson, Hussein Ibn Ali, who was killed during the ...

Italy's Eni is closely monitoring the security situation in Iraq, a spokesperson for the energy group said on Thursday after the United States decided to evacuate its embassy in the country.