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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. "Investigation proceedings have started with 1,387 members of the Daesh terrorist organisation who were recently transferred from the Syrian territory," the judiciary's media office said in a statement, using the Arabic acronym for IS. "Under the supervision of the head of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council, several judge ... read more |
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Where does Iraq stand as US turns up heat on Iran?Baghdad (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Faced with political deadlock, open American meddling and the threat of war across its borders, is Iraq being dragged back to darker times after achieving hard-won stability? ... more 
Rubio warns Iraq on Iran ties as Maliki sets returnWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 26, 2026 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iraq on Sunday against a pro-Iranian government as the expected return of Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister stirs Washington's concern. ... more
Trump warns US to end support for Iraq if Maliki returnsWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 27, 2026 President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to end all US support for Iraq if Nouri al-Maliki, a former prime minister with ties to Iran, returns to the post. ... more 
Iraq court sentences man to death for killing parliamentary candidateBaghdad (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 An Iraqi court handed down a death sentence on Wednesday to a man convicted of killing a parliamentary candidate in a bomb attack last year. ... more |
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Two wounded in attack on office of Iraqi parliamentary candidate Baghdad (AFP) Oct 18, 2025 Armed gunmen opened fire early Saturday on the office of an Iraqi parliamentary candidate south of Baghdad, wounding two bodyguards, a security source said. ... more
Iraqi parliamentary candidate killed near BaghdadBaghdad (AFP) Oct 15, 2025 An Iraqi parliamentary candidate was killed and three of his bodyguards wounded when a bomb exploded near his car north of Baghdad, a security source said. ... more
House votes to repeal Iraq war authorizationsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 11, 2025 A coalition of House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle has voted to repeal laws authorizing the United States' use of force in Iraq in 1991 and 2003, which critics say has been abused by presidents. ... more
Kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov released in IraqBaghdad (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the release of Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023. ... more
Kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic Tsurkov released in IraqBaghdad (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the release of Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023. ... more |
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More than 800 Iraqis repatriated from notorious Syria camp
Al-Hol Camp, Syria (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 More than 800 Iraqi nationals left northeast Syria's Al-Hol camp on Thursday, the facility's director told AFP, the latest batch to quit the notorious camp that holds suspected relatives of Islamic State group jihadists. Jihan Hanan, director of the Kurdish-administered camp, said that "there are approximately 850 people departing today". She added that since the start of the year, about 10,000 Iraqis have left Al-Hol in 11 batches. Kurdish-run camps and prisons in Syria's northeast hold ten ... read more
Iraq toughens stance against pro-Iran faction after Baghdad clashBaghdad (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 The Iraqi government toughened its position towards pro-Iran faction the Hezbollah Brigades on Saturday, announcing some members would be tried over a recent deadly clash and others had been stripped of their commands. ... more |
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3 killed in Iraq clashes between armed group, security forces Baghdad (AFP) July 27, 2025 Three people, including a policeman, were killed Sunday during clashes in Baghdad between security forces and pro-Iran gunmen, according to authorities and a member of a local armed group. ... more 
US lets staff return to Iraq weeks after Iran strikeWashington (AFP) July 17, 2025 The United States said Thursday it would allow its diplomats to return to Iraq, nearly a month after they were ordered out as a precaution following US strikes on neighboring Iran. ... more
Iraq in contact with Iran, US in bid to stay out of conflict: officialsBaghdad (AFP) June 14, 2025 Iraq has approached the Iranian and US governments in a bid to prevent being caught up in a regional escalation, officials said Saturday, as Washington's ally Israel and Iran traded blows. ... more
French general takes command of NATO mission in IraqBaghdad (AFP) May 22, 2025 A French major general took command of NATO's mission in Iraq on Thursday, assuming responsibility for efforts to support the country's fight against jihadists and strengthen its armed forces. ... more
Iraq's judiciary acquits powerful former speaker of forgeryBaghdad (AFP) April 27, 2025 Iraq's judiciary has acquitted the influential former parliament speaker, Mohammed al-Halbussi, after dismissing him in 2023 over accusations of forging a document, his office announced Sunday. ... more |
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