The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

President Biden ordered the U.S. military to carry out retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq.

Baghdad condemns strikes that killed an Iraqi security force member and wounded 18, as ‘hostile’ acts.

Pressure is mounting on Biden to strike the Houthis, but that could mean war across Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran

Ankara has stepped up operations against armed groups since early October.

The Israel-Hamas war has reached its 76th day, and tensions continue to soar near Israel's northern border with Lebanon. Local authorities are taking more steps to protect residents amid Hezbollah's "strong statements" regarding its plans to attack some northern Israeli communities.

The Iran-aligned coalition wins 101 out of 285 seats, and is boosted before parliamentary elections in 2025.

Evidence suggests that writing was invented in southern Iraq sometime before 3000BC. But what happened next? Anyone interested in this question will find How Writing Made Us Human by Walter Stephens both an enjoyable and stimulating read. It offers what it calls an “emotional history” of writing, chiefly referencing academics…

Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade are underway amid an influential bloc's boycott, low turnout, sporadic violence, and alleged irregularities.

Baghdad’s streets are nearly empty on Monday, the main day of polling in the country’s first provincial elections in a decade