Legislation that would further formalize role and autonomy of a powerful coalition of pro-Iran former paramilitaries is sparking heated debate in Baghdad, fanned in part by US pressure ...

Three members of the security forces were killed and 19 wounded during the arrest of an opposition figure in Iraqi Kurdistan, ...

Iraqi politicians want to reform paramilitaries outside of government control. Critics say reforms will entrench Iran-run ...

There are approximately 2,500 U.S. troops in the country, and their departure will take into account the security situation on the ground, and the capabilities of the Iraqi armed forces. ____ ...

Deputy Health Minister Hakim al-Zamili was arrested Feb. 9 by U.S. and Iraqi soldiers for allegedly diverting millions of dollars from his ministry to the Shiite militia, the Mahdi Army.

The Iraqi government is looking to gain control of Iranian-aligned armed groups that operate inside of Iraq but outside state control, in yet another sign of Iran's weakened position since October 7.

Iraqi armed groups have also had a complicated relationship with U.S. forces, with the same groups sometimes attacking them and on other occasions becoming allies of convenience in a fight against ...

On January 29, 1991, as Iraqi armor surged toward Khafji, the E-8 Joint STARS—a modified Boeing 707 bristling with radar tech ...

They are facing a 100,000-strong force made up of Iraqi armed forces, regional Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iranian-trained Shi'ite Muslim paramilitary groups.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their "victory" over Islamic State after nearly nine months of urban warfare, bringing an end ...