Press TV - A leading Iraqi security analyst and government advisorhas been shot dead outside his home in the capital Baghdad, sparking public anger and a wave of condemnations from the countrys senior officials. Three gunmen on two motorcycles fired at Hisham al-Hashemi, 47, from meters away on Monday, near his home in the Zayouna district, east ...

MNA The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced the launch of new security operations against the remnants of ISIL forces in Diyala Governorate. In an interview with Al-Maaloma, an informed source said that military operations were launched against the remnants of ISIL in Abu Khanazir in the northeast of Diyala Governorate. According to the source,...

Al-Monitor | Ali Mamouri: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is seeking to reorganize the Popular Mobilization Units under the framework of the PMU law. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi faces a difficult task in implementing his reform plan for the Popular Mobilization Units organization and bringing its various military factions under ...

A new video has emerged showing Takfiri ISIL terrorists shooting four Iraqi police officers to death execution-style. The shooting dead of the officers reportedly happened in the city of Barwanah in the western province of Anbar on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the ISIL terrorists summarily executed dozens of people near the Iraqi city of Fallujah in ...

The Wall Street Journal | Ghassan Adnan and Isabel Coles: Iraq swore in a new government after months of political deadlock that has hampered the countrys ability to respond to multiple crises exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers wearing surgical masks and gloves to protect against the virus early Thursday voted in 15 of the ministerial ...

FNA - Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Tawfiq Allawi withdrew his candidacy after the parliament failed to approve his new government. Allawi asked the Iraqi presidency to excuse him from forming a new government in a speech on Sunday, presstv reported. He added that he made the decision after seeing that "certain political factions are ...

Press TV - Protesters have returned to the streets in cities across Iraq, sealing roads with burning tires and threatening further escalation at a time of difficult economic conditions. Demonstrations were reported across Baghdad, the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf, as well as the western cities of Nasiriyah, Diwaniyah, Kut, and Wasit on Sunday....

The National - Iraqi President Barham Salih has handed his resignation to parliament in the face of a political crisis amid nationwide anti-government protests, Iraqi media reported. Officials in Baghdad were not available for comment when contacted by The National, but several major news sites in Iraq said that he has handed his resignation to ...

Tasnim Iraq's top Shiite cleric called for the speedy formation of a government and early elections as ongoing political wrangling caused Parliament to miss a deadline to name the next premier. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in his weekly sermon delivered by a representative in the holy southern city of Najaf on Friday, called for political blocs ...

Iranian Diplomacy | Seyed Ali Mousavi Khalkhali: What we witnessed in Iraq on Thursday was nothing but a free fall of morality. Public lynching of a 16-year old while the crowd and security forces were standing by reveals nothing but the free fall of moral values. To drag a young man out of his house because he wants to get rid of loitering thugs drinking ...

Iranian Diplomacy - Under the Iraqi constitution, the president must ask the grand coalition in the parliament to nominate a new candidate, which usually takes some time. Although Iraqi political groups have always needed a lot of consultations to make the final decision, it seems even more difficult to agree on a candidate, especially as there ...

Bloomberg | Bobby Ghosh: Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has been here before. Fifteen years ago, after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq had toppled the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, the countrys senior-most cleric helped guide his people toward a system of representative government. Now, having himself helped to topple the latest iteration of that government,...

The Wall Street Journal | Isabel Coles and Ghassan Adnan: Protesters say they will settle for no less than sweeping away the entire political class The Iraqi Parliament accepted Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdis resignation on Sunday, posing a major challenge for Iraqs fractious political class, which must now agree on a candidate that satisfies ...

MNA |Mohammad Ghaderi: The latest statement issued by Iraqs supreme Shiite authority, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Hosseini Sistani, on the current developments in Iraq is undoubtedly an indicator of his intelligent and comprehensive monitoring of the situation in the country. The grand ayatollahs efforts are intended to put a real end to the current crisis ...

Iranian Diplomacy - Ayatollah Ali Sistanis last statement on Friday about recent developments in Iraq sends several messages. The grand ayatollah warned in his statement that the current situation in Iraq may drag the country into chaos. In his statement, the ayatollah stated that the lost lives on both sides - protesters and security forces - are ...

Press TV - The situation in Iraq remains tense. Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has gathered the countrys security chiefs for a meeting, and called for measures to ensure the safety of protesters amid an ongoing wave of anti-government demonstrations. Abdul-Mahdi held a meeting with the country's security chiefs as well as on Saturday night. During ...

Al-Monitor - The growing unrest in neighboring Iraq over corruption has become such a concern for Iranian officials that military leaders and even Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei have recently warned that despite their valid economic and political grievances, the protests could lead to instability in the country under the influence of foreign countries....

Reuters - Iraqi security forces killed one protester and wounded more than 50 on Thursday as tens of thousands resumed mass demonstrations to demand an end to the sectarian power-sharing system they blame for endemic corruption and economic hardships. More than 250 people have been killed in clashes with security forces and pro-government paramilitary ...

Press TV - The Iraqi capital Baghdad has become the scene of the largest rally since a second wave of anti-government demonstrations began in several cities last week. Tens of thousands of Iraqi protesters gathered on Baghdads central Tahrir Square on Tuesday for a fifth successive day of protests driven by public discontent with economic hardship....

Press TV - Students and schoolchildren havejoined protests in the capital Baghdad and cities in southern Iraq, defyingthe education ministerwho had warned them against partaking in the unrest. In the city of Diwaniyah on Monday, the union of universities and schools announced a 10-day strike. Several local syndicates, including lawyers and engineers,...