BAGHDAD (AP) — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed his defiance Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw Washington’s support for Iraq if he returns to power. Al-Maliki, who was nominated last week by the country’s ruling political bloc to return as prime minister, said in a statement: “We reject the blatant … Read more
According to media outlets, including Iran International, thousands of Iraqi militiamen have already entered Iran to help Tehran crack down on the ongoing protests. “There is no interest or justification for the Iraqi government to send reserve forces to Tehran, nor does Iran need additional reinforcements from Baghdad,” Sheikh Ghaith Al-Tamimi, a prominent Iraqi scholar … Read more
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An Iranian Kurdish separatist group in Iraq says it has launched attacks on Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in recent days in retaliation for Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests. Members of the Kurdistan National Army, the armed wing of the Kurdistan Freedom Party, or PAK, have “played a role in the protests … Read more
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. A Chinook helicopter flies over a stretch of desert in Iraq. Many ancient cities that have not been found are in the Middle East. | Credit: Owen Franken/Getty Images archaeologists they were very busy digging up lost civilizations, … Read more
Pro-Western Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al?Sudani performed strongly in parliamentary elections on November 11 – the seventh since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. With a turnout of around 56%, the Sudanese Coalition for Reconstruction and Development emerged as the largest faction, winning nearly 3 million votes. the pro-Iran State of Law Alliance … Read more