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Badr, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Nouri al-Maliki are testing each other's strength in the south but mostly hanging together in the north.

The 90-year-old al-Sistani is the top Shia cleric in Iraq and a powerhouse in the Shia world.

Independent members of parliament, including Turkmen lawmakers, object to electoral amendments

Iraqi factions aligned with Iran have threatened to enter the Hamas-Israel conflict if Israel escalates attacks on Hezbollah in rapidly escalating tensions, heightening fears of a broader regional conflict.

The Iraqi government called Monday on the international community to put an end to Israeli violations against the Palestinian people and end the blockade on the Gaza Strip, as Hamas’ “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” against the Israelis enters its third day. In an official statement, the cabinet reiterated Iraq’s firm position towards the Palestinian cause and the struggle of the Palestinian people.

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi's remarks about the fight against the ISIS terrorist group have stirred controversy in the country and sparked a Sunni-Shiite debate. Abadi, who was in office from 2014 to 2018 at the peak of the fight against the group, described Iraq as being ruled by gangs. He explained that the political agreement that led to the formation of the current government, headed by Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, included a request against criminalizing belonging to ISIS.

Analysis: A recent ruling by Iraq's Supreme Federal Court has cast a cloud of uncertainty over Iraq-Kuwait relations and maritime boundary demarcations in the Khor Abdullah waterway.

Military vehicles carrying soldiers and special forces, and riot police arrived in Kirkuk amid reports that a Kurdish protest was being planned in the Iraqi city. A senior officer said the security forces have received orders from top officials to prevent any unlicensed protest. The pro-Iran Coordination Framework and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) have agreed for leader of the Sovereignty coalition, Khamis Khanjar, and others to play a mediator role to defuse tensions in Kirkuk, said informed...

While one leading militia spearheaded online vitriol against a social media ban that affected its affiliates, Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib Hezbollah seemed more inclined to compromise.

Pressure from Ayatollah Sistani and Sadrists has put Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq on the defensive over their growing illicit property empire.