Is Iraq’s new PM losing the fight against Iranian-backed militias?
Originally published by the Jerusalem Post Kadhimi pledged to rein in Iranian-backed militias, but recent events highlight the difficulty of...
Baghdad
Situation Report – Sunday rocket attack targets Baghdad’s Green Zone
On Sunday, July 5, the Iraqi military confirmed that a rocket targeting Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home to the US...
Iran’s Iraqi militia proxy Kataeb Hezbollah explained
Originally posted on VOA News - By Rikar Hussein, Mehdi Jedinia, Michael Lipin The hundreds of Iraqi Shiite protesters and...
Explosion in Baghdad’s Sadr City
On Wednesday June 6th, 2018, an explosion ripped through a mosque in Sector 10 of Baghdad's Sadr City. The blast...
Baghdad Expels Kirkuk Governor, as Kurdish Independence Referendum Nears
On September 14th the Iraqi parliament voted to remove the governor of the Kurdish controlled region of Kirkuk from office,...
The Baghdad Bombings and Their Implications
At least 26 civilians killed and dozens wounded from suicide car bombings in Baghdad that occurred late Tuesday evening, May...
Mid-Week Bombings Call Into Question Iraqi Security
Four separate bombings occurred in the al-Rashidiya district of Baghdad between Tuesday, July 12th and Wednesday, July 13th. The district, widely known as a Shiite neighborhood, was...
Baghdad Devastated By Vehicular IED
Early Sunday morning, on July 3rd, a refrigerator truck packed with explosives was detonated near the popular al-Hadi Centre in...
Protesters Storm Iraqi Green Zone Again
Thousands of protesters, many followers of powerful Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, stormed the restricted Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, and...
Iraqi Army Reclaims Another City from IS
Today, April 8, 2016, Reuters reported that the Iraqi army was able to fully recapture the city of Hit from the...
IS Continues to Take Advantage of Lack of Security Forces Around Baghdad
Last Friday, March 25, 2016, the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 25 and...
IS Attacks Funeral
Earlier today, February 29, 2016, the Islamic State (IS) attacked a funeral held for a relative of a Shiite militia...
IS Gains Anbar Tribes’ Allegiance and Use Dam to Punish Opposition
On Wednesday May 3, many prominent Sunni tribal leaders in the Anbar Province of Iraq have pledged their allegiance to...
Iraq’s refusal to take refugees leaves America in questionable position
The number of refugees fleeing from their homes in Iraq is rising at an alarmingly high rate, estimated to be...