The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

Iraq face Oman in the 2023 Gulf Cup final on Thursday. We break down the football history between the two teams.

The attack came after sunset in the quiet Iraqi village of Albu Bali when ISIS group gunmen drove into town and unleashed fire with automatic rifles. "I heard the shots, I went out and I saw my nephew lying on the ground," recalled Ali Menwar about the deadly violence that…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani held talks in Baghdad on Monday with Deputy Assistant to the US President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk. The talks coincided with the arrival of Iran’s Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani to the Iraqi capital on…

Virgin Atlantic faces a $1 million fine from the U.S. government for flying through Iraqi airspace when that was prohibited by the Federal Aviation Administration because of heightened fears of conflict.

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said Tuesday it had fined Virgin Atlantic $1.05 million for flying in restricted airspace over Iraq on numerous occasions.

Iraq announced that its relationship with its Arab surroundings had entered a “new phase,” stressing that the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, which is currently being held in the city of Basra, will help strengthen the country’s political status in the Arab, regional and international arenas. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

Iraq overcame Qatar 2-1 to book a place in Thursday’s final against Oman, who edged Bahrain 1-0.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday. Discussions focused on joint efforts to preserve security and stability in the Middle East. They reviewed the strong bilateral relations between…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani defended the open-ended presence of US and other foreign troops in his country, in an interview published Sunday. "We think that we need the foreign forces," Sudani told The Wall Street Journal in his first US interview since taking office in October. US and…

When Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, much of the political left across the western world were faced with a dilemma. Unlike in 2003 – when US oil interests seemed to explain the invasion of Iraq all too neatly – this time it was much more difficult to put…

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says foreign forces still needed in training capacity to combat ISIL (ISIS).