Iran-backed militias in Iraq

Zalmay Khalilzad, the twenty-sixth US Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the former US Ambassador to Iraq. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

USA

Senior U.S. Diplomat Says Momentum is Building to Disarm Militias and Restore the State’s Monopoly of Arms in Iraq

PMF Members attend the funeral of fighters from Kataib Hezbollah, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike in Babil, Iraq, July 31, 2024. (AP)

Iraq

Iraq Receives Warnings of Imminent Military Strikes Amid Pressure to Disarm Militias

U.S. Representative Joe Wilson. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson Accuses Iraq’s Judiciary of Ties With Armed Factions

A member of Iran-backed militia in Iraq holding a weapon in Baghdad. (AP)

Iraq

Iraqi FM Cites U.S. Veto of Sanctioned Groups; Khor Mor Assault Branded Terrorist Act

Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

From Sanctions to Blacklists: The U.S. Campaign to Curb Iran’s Reach in Iraq

Iraqi government spokesperson Bassem Al-Awadi. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraq Condemns US Sanctions on State-Owned Firm as “Unilateral and Unjustified”

Mahdi Kaabi, a member of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (HaN). (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Nujaba Militia Vows Weapons Will Never Be Surrendered, Warns of Imminent Attacks

The photo shows members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) marching in Hatra District, Nineveh Plains, June 22, 2023. (AFP)

Iraq

U.S. Sanctions Loom Over Iraq if PMF Law Passed, Al-Alusi Cautions

Heavily armed members of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) can be seen in this photo. (AFP)

Iraq

Foreign Strike on Militias 'Highly Likely,' Warns Iraqi Expert

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraqi PM: Foreign Troop Presence Gave Militias a Pretext—That Ends with Their Withdrawal

Joe Wilson, member of the OSCE delegation and member of the US Republican Party. (AP)

World

U.S. Lawmaker Vows to Cut Iraq Funding Over Militia Attacks on Kurdistan

Former U.S. Under Secretary of the Army, Joe R. Reeder. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Drone Attacks a 'Fatal Mistake,' Washington Will Respond: Former Top U.S. Army Official

Ahmed Sharif, an Iraqi security and military expert. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Security Expert Predicts U.S. Strikes on Iraq's Militias After Drone Attacks on KRG Oil Infrastructure

Shiite clerics in uniform wave Iranian and Iraqi flags during a June 18 rally protesting Israeli strikes on Iran. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Iran's Grip on Iraq Weakens, The Economist Reports

The leader of the National Shiite Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Sadr Links Election Participation to Militia Disarmament in Iraq

Members of an Iraqi Militia group marching through a street. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Leaked Audio Reveals Militia Vote Manipulation Ahead of Iraq Elections