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Iraq

Iraq says it will prosecute Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria

Members of the Syrian government security forces gather after they took control of al-Hol camp following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasaka, Syria, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Members of the Syrian government security forces gather after they took control of al-Hol camp following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasaka, Syria, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Iraq takes full control of air base after US withdrawal, defence ministry says

Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison
Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison

Armed Kurdish groups sought to cross into Iran from Iraq, sources say

Iraqi officials arrest man wanted by Australian police as ‘No. 1 priority’

Iraq parliament elects Halbousi as speaker in first post-election session

The entrance of Iraq's parliament building ahead of the first session of the newly elected parliament, in Baghdad, Iraq December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
The entrance of Iraq's parliament building ahead of the first session of the newly elected parliament, in Baghdad, Iraq December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstorms

Bulldozers clear sand dunes and extract clay in the desert south of Samawah.
Bulldozers clear sand dunes and extract clay in the desert south of Samawah.

Iraq's dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis

A person walks along the edge of uncultivated farmland on the outskirts of Najaf, where dry soil stretches across fields left unplanted due to water shortages, in Najaf, Iraq, November 29, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani
A person walks along the edge of uncultivated farmland on the outskirts of Najaf, where dry soil stretches across fields left unplanted due to water shortages, in Najaf, Iraq, November 29, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Former Iraq president named UN refugee chief, document shows

Mr Barham Salih faces ​major challenges as UN refugee chief with global displacement at record highs.
Mr Barham Salih faces ​major challenges as UN refugee chief with global displacement at record highs.

Iraq to freeze funds of Hezbollah and Houthis, official gazette says

A Hezbollah fighter beside a military tank in Western Qalamoun, Syria, in 2017. Washington has long sought to reduce Iran’s influence in countries in the Middle East.
A Hezbollah fighter beside a military tank in Western Qalamoun, Syria, in 2017. Washington has long sought to reduce Iran’s influence in countries in the Middle East.

How an oil pipeline battle shows the US gaining sway in Iraq

FILE PHOTO: Boys sit on the Iraqi-Turkish pipeline in Zakho district of the Dohuk Governorate of the Iraqi Kurdistan province, Iraq, August 28, 2016.  REUTERS/Ari Jalal/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Boys sit on the Iraqi-Turkish pipeline in Zakho district of the Dohuk Governorate of the Iraqi Kurdistan province, Iraq, August 28, 2016.  REUTERS/Ari Jalal/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.