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Marco Rubio in UAE warns Iran-backed militias in Iraq threaten regional stability
Washington has used a combination of sanctions, terrorist designations, and rewards for information on militia leaders.
Iraq in transition: Baghdad pushes weapons monopoly amid reforms - analysis
Drone attack reported in Iraq's Kurdistan region, as US-Iran tensions grow
Iran relentlessly targets Kurdish opposition in northern Iraq despite regional ceasefire - analysis
Iran could be gearing up for more attacks on US in Iraq
The Iraqi people are preparing an explosion of anger if US forces do not withdraw.
Iran and Iraq commit to boosting border cooperation and trade
Hussein called for implementing bilateral accords in areas including border cooperation, transportation and trade between the two countries.
‘The Americans are gone’: Iran happy US left Taji base
The base has been attacked a dozen times by rockets fired by pro-Iranian militias and three coalition personnel were killed there in March.
Are Iranian-backed groups threatening UN in Iraq?
In the past Iranian-backed militias have threatened demonstrators, civil society activists and even the prime minister.
Murder of Iraqi commentator al-Hashimi is a blow for the region - analysis
In Iraq, media and commentators are still vulnerable to the language of the bullet rather than the language of debate.
Prominent Iraqi government advisor Husham al-Hashemi shot dead in Baghdad
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Hashemi's killing.
What sort of man is Iraq’s new prime minister?
Everything about Kadhimi’s past suggests a man imbued with generous humanitarian instincts, an upholder of social justice, utterly opposed to repressive dictatorship.
A rift emerges among pro-Iranian militias in Iraq
Different units are increasingly divided between those who want to play a role in Iran’s regional strategy and those who want to be a more local Iraqi force.
Iran's aspirations in the region: The crossroads of uncertainty
Will Iran try to cement its role in a circle of Iraqi decision-makers, or will we witness the beginning of the end of Iran’s greater regional aspirations?
Iranian-backed militias play political party by day, fighters by night
The militias are playing a dangerous game as they try to edge the US out of Iraq without inviting retaliation measures.
