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Newly recruited fighters who joined a Houthi military force intended to be sent to fight in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, march during a parade in Sanaa, Yemen December 2, 2023

Houthis' attack could signal the start of a larger Middle East war

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim men from the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's flags as they walk along a street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag during a parade marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Baghdad. July 25, 2014

How an Iranian ally in Iraq was made to stand down

Smoke rises in the aftermath of a missile attack by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on what they said was the headquarters of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, in Erbil, Iraq January 16, 2024.

Iran struck Iraqi city because they can't hit Israel, Iraqi FM says

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

People gather at the site following a fatal fire at a wedding celebration, in the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq's Nineveh province, Iraq, September 27, 2023.

Over a hundred killed, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

By REUTERS

A plane is seen at the Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Iraq September 29, 2017.

Drone attack and Iran threats in Kurdish region of Iraq

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Miss Iraq Sarah Idan.

Miss Iraq defends Zionism in latest X post

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

View of a damaged building in the aftermath of missile attacks in Erbil, Iraq March 13, 2022

Turkish FM in Kurdistan region of Iraq after Baghdad visit

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

A general view of the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, June 9, 2022.

Six years after ISIS, what’s next for Iraq’s Mosul - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad speaks during a joint press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (not pictured), in Baghdad, Iraq June 4, 2023.

Syria-Iraq ties continue to thaw with FM Baghdad visit - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Iraqi and Turkish soldiers wave flags at the Habur Border Gate between Turkey and Iraq

Iraq calls on Turkey to apologize for attack on Sulaymaniyah airport

By REUTERS

Smoke billows from a presidential palace compound in Baghdad during airstrikes, Iraq, March 21, 2003. Large explosions shook Baghdad during a night of blistering air strikes, as US and British ground forces advancing across southern Iraq battled for hours for control of a strategic airfield.

Up to 1m. people 'disappeared' in Iraq in last half century - UN

By REUTERS

Abdul Latif Rashid takes his oath of office in front of Iraqi lawmakers in Baghdad, Iraq, October 13, 2022.

Iraqi parliament approves unpopular election law amendments

By REUTERS

A bank note from Iraq with a picture of Saddam Hussein.

Observers question ability of Iraq’s Prime Minister to fight corruption

By HUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to C/Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division engage the enemy during a firefight with Iraqi Forces near Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Twenty years later, US Senate may finally end authorization for war on Iraq

By REUTERS

Workers walk alongside a road project in Mosul

Prosperity comes to Sunni provinces in Iraq

By HUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE

Members of the Emergency Response Division celebrate in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq July 8, 2017.

Iraq to rebuild ancient mosque with help from United Arab Emirates

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN