The holy day is when Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The annual pilgrimage is one of the largest religious events in the Shiite world.

Rudaw, a media outlet in Erbil, the capital of the KRG, noted that the local authorities believe that the Hashd al-Shaabi or the Popular Mobilization Forces are behind the attacks. This is a group of ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to ...

Iraqi forces advanced toward Qambar oil field, prompting Peshmerga in Garmiyan to go on full alert. Tensions rise over ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he expected his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump ...

For the first time in three decades, America today enjoys unrivaled hegemony over the Middle East—giving the Trump ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he expected his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump could “help advance” a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.

As Iran and Israel trade missiles and threats, one group of usual suspects is sitting this one out: Iraq’s Iran-backed Shiite militias. In his sharp reporting for The Media Line, Hudhaifa Ebrahim lays ...

As the U.S. struck Iran, the prospect for retaliation was running high in neighboring Iraq, where American and Iranian ...

The United States on Monday called on Iraq to ensure full command over all security forces operating within its borders, including the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), and reiterated the need to ...

Hezbollah has long been considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel. But since Israel launched its ...