
A Withdrawal of the U.S. Embassy from Baghdad Could Destabilize Iraq
Following an escalation of violence against U.S. forces and diplomats in Iraq, Secretary of State...

An Evolving Iraqi National Identity Emerges
Since Baghdad announced the defeat of ISIS three years ago, Iraqis have been forming a...

To Assert Iraqi State Authority, New PM Challenges Iran Backed Militias
A few weeks after his appointment on May 7 as the Prime Minister of Iraq,...

Unemployment Crisis in Iraq and Iran: A Chronic Dilemma for State and Socie...
Looking at pictures and video footage of last year’s protests in Iran and Iraq, one...

Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfik Allawi: Compromise or Status Quo?
When Iraqi protestors took to the streets in the closing months of 2019, they made...

Iraq Protesters Rally in Najaf After Deadly Clashes with Sadrists
Hundreds of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of Iraq‘s holy city of Najaf, returning...

Iraq Says it Resumes Counter-Islamic State Operations with U.S.Coalition
Iraq’s military said on Thursday it was resuming operations with the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic...

Violence Escalates in Iraq as Government Pushes to End Protests
Gunmen shot dead two protesters in Iraq’s southern city of Nassiriya overnight and a Baghdad...

US Military Resumes Operations Against the Islamic State Group in Iraq
The U.S. military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working...

Rockets Hit Iraq Military Base Near Baghdad Amid US-Iran Tensions
At least four Iraqi soldiers have been wounded when several rockets slammed into an Iraqi...

Germany Cuts Troop Numbers in Iraq After Soleimani Killing
Germany is moving some of its military personnel from Iraq to neighboring countries over security...