The Battle of al-Qadisiyah was fought in Mesopotamia — in present-day Iraq — in the A.D. 630s between Arab Muslims and the army of the Sassanid Persian dynasty during a period of Muslim expansion.

Iraq is seeking more U.S. investments to reduce gas flaring and boost gas production. Despite abundant gas reserves, Iraq continues to rely on Iran for gas imports, frustrating the U.S., while ...

The latest raid against Islamic State fighters took place in the Anbar province of Iraq. The operation assessment is ongoing, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Thursday, but no U.S ...

BASRA, Iraq, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Iraq has shortlisted 11 shipping companies to compete for the Grand Faw port operation contract, with a decision on the winners expected in January 2025 ...

Baghdad: Iraqi law sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in most cases. But, Iraq's parliament is considering controversial legal changes that would give religious authorities more power over ...

“Peshmerga is not a threat; Peshmerga is a defender of Iraq, Kurdistan, and humanity,” Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani told a graduating ceremony of Peshmerga officers on October 1 ...

This attack reverberated across Iraq, marking the first lethal strike by these groups against Israel. According to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, since the Gaza conflict erupted in ...

High-level meetings in Tehran signal deepening Iran-Iraq security cooperation, while Iran simultaneously advances its regional agenda through talks with Turkey, Russia, and Lebanon. Iran's Foreign ...

BAGHDAD, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Nervously watching Israel's destructive campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon, Iraq is working to avoid being drawn into the growing regional conflict as Iran-backed armed ...

(Photo credit: Anmar Qusay – World Bank) Between 2020 and 2023, the World Bank supported rebuilding of 26 schools in previously conflict-affected areas of Iraq, providing over 10,000 students with new ...

Former Sunni speaker secured 182 votes in the 329-seat legislature with significant support from Shia political blocs. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani secured his election with significant support from the ...

The operation conducted strikes and raids on multiple ISIS locations in central Iraq, targeting several senior ISIS leaders. “U.S. Central Command, alongside our coalition and Iraqi partners ...