Air strike hits Iraq base housing pro-Iran group: faction sources
Baghdad (AFP) Mar 3, 2026
An air strike hit a military base in southern Iraq housing the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group on Tuesday, two sources from the armed faction said. ... more
Over 2,200 IS detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria: Iraqi official
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 7, 2026
Iraq has so far received 2,225 Islamic State group detainees, whom the US military began transferring from Syria last month, an Iraqi official told AFP on Saturday. ... more
Iraq starts investigations into IS detainees moved from Syria
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 2, 2026
Iraq's judiciary announced on Monday it has begun its investigations into more than 1,300 Islamic State group detainees who were transferred from Syria as part of a US operation. ... more