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News Iraq: Airstrike hits Iran-aligned PMF base in al-Qaim, three people injured

Published on: Thursday 26 March 2026
Airstrike hits Iran-aligned PMF base in al-Qaim, three people injured
News source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/03/27/airstrike-hits-iran-aligned-pmf-base-in-al-qaim-three-people-injured

An airstrike on a military base used by Iran-aligned PMF in Iraq's Anbar province has injured three. The incident highlights escalating tensions in the region.

News Iraq: Iraq edges closer to war, clears PMF to strike back after US-Israel hits kill fighters in Anbar

Published on: Tuesday 24 March 2026
Iraq edges closer to war, clears PMF to strike back after US-Israel hits kill fighters in Anbar
News source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/iraq-edges-closer-to-war-clears-pmf-to-strike-back-after-us-israel-hits-kill-fighters-in-anbar-article-13869824.html

Iraq allows PMF self-defence, summons US and Iran envoys, and orders arrests as strikes on PMF escalate amid wider regional conflict.

News Iraq: Airstrikes in Iraq on Iran-backed paramilitary alliance kill at least 15 fighters

Published on: Tuesday 24 March 2026
Airstrikes in Iraq on Iran-backed paramilitary alliance kill at least 15 fighters
News source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/03/25/airstrikes-in-iraq-on-iran-backed-paramilitary-alliance-kill-at-least-15-fighters/213767

BAGHDAD, March 25 — Airstrikes hit a regional headquarters of Iraq’s umbrella group for Iran-backed Shi’ite militias and a home used by its leader yesterday, killing at least...

News Iraq: Which River Is Known As The Lifeline Of Iraq?

Published on: Wednesday 18 March 2026
Which River Is Known As The Lifeline Of Iraq?
News source: https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/which-river-is-known-as-the-lifeline-of-iraq-1820007120-1

Do you know which river is the primary water source for Iraq? It carries twice the volume of the Euphrates. Let's discover the 'Lifeline of Iraq', its mountain origins, and the essential facts that make it the heart of Mesopotamia.

News Iraq: Alhurra Exclusive: U.S. Strikes Militia Sites in Iraq

Published on: Monday 09 March 2026
Alhurra Exclusive: U.S. Strikes Militia Sites in Iraq
News source: https://alhurra.com/en/15713

A U.S. defense official told Alhurra on Monday that American forces have conducted operations in Iraq concurrently with the military campaign being carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran. Since the launch of the military operations, sites belonging to Iraqi militias loyal to Tehran have been subjected to airstrikes, although no party…

News Iraq: Iraq’s top Shiite cleric calls support for Iran a ‘collective duty’

Published on: Sunday 08 March 2026
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric calls support for Iran a ‘collective duty’
News source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iraq-s-top-shiite-cleric-calls-support-for-iran-a-collective-duty-/3855649

Ali al-Sistani, regarded as highest Shiite religious authority for millions of followers in Iraq and around the world, issues ruling amid escalating tensions in region - Anadolu Ajansı

News Iraq: US forces land in Iraqi western desert, clash with Iraqi troops, leave one dead: Sources

Published on: Wednesday 04 March 2026
US forces land in Iraqi western desert, clash with Iraqi troops, leave one dead: Sources
News source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/05032026

A US special force has landed in desert areas in Iraq’s Anbar, Najaf and Karbala provinces, resulting in reported clashes with Iraqi forces that left one soldier dead and two others wounded, according to Iraqi officials and security sources to Rudaw.

News Iraq: Limestone Exploration Projects Launched in Muthanna and Wasit

Published on: Thursday 05 March 2026
Limestone Exploration Projects Launched in Muthanna and Wasit
News source: https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2026/03/06/limestone-exploration-projects-launched-in-muthanna-and-wasit/

By John Lee. The Iraqi Geological Survey, part of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has begun two projects to explore, assess and develop limestone reserves suitable for cement production in Muthanna and Wasit provinces. The projects aim to identify and evaluate the quality and quantities of limestone through: Fieldwork and geological studies; Specialised laboratory testing;

News Iraq: UNESCO lists Iraq's Babylon as World Heritage Site

Published on: Tuesday 13 August 2024
UNESCO lists Iraq's Babylon as World Heritage Site
News source: https://www.pulse.ng/story/unesco-lists-iraqs-babylon-as-world-heritage-site-2024081312555133169

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee voted on Friday to list the sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon as a World Heritage Site after three decades of lobbying efforts by Iraq. Iraq had been ...

News Iraq: US urges exclusion of Iran-backed groups as Iraq forms new gov’t

Published on: Tuesday 30 December 2025
US urges exclusion of Iran-backed groups as Iraq forms new gov’t
News source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/31122025

A US State Department official said Washington wants Iran-backed groups excluded from Iraq’s next government, as Baghdad moves to form a new administration amid intensified US pressure to curb Iranian influence.

News Iraq: Border traffic on the rise between Iran, Azerbaijan

Published on: Monday 12 August 2019
Border traffic on the rise between Iran, Azerbaijan
News source: http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/439176/Border-traffic-on-the-rise-between-Iran-Azerbaijan

TEHRAN – Traffic of passengers between Iran and Azerbaijan at Bileh Savar border crossing has increased by 23 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) from a year earlier, a local official has said.

News Iraq: Marine From Colorado Dies In Iraq

Published on: Monday 12 August 2019
Marine From Colorado Dies In Iraq
News source: https://denver.cbslocal.com/video/4143407-marine-from-colorado-dies-in-iraq/

U.S. military officials have identified a Marine who died Saturday in Iraq as 35-year-old Gunnery ... crashed into a home in Centennial. I-25 Traffic Delayed Due To Late-Running Emergency ...

News Iraq: Fox's Pete Hegseth defends Blackwater contractors convicted of murdering Iraqi civilians

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Fox's Pete Hegseth defends Blackwater contractors convicted of murdering Iraqi civilians
News source: https://www.mediamatters.org/pete-hegseth/foxs-pete-hegseth-defends-blackwater-contractors-convicted-murdering-iraqi-civilians

What happened in Iraq that day? GINA KEATING (PRODUCER): They were called ... KEATING: Exactly. So they get to this traffic circle, Nisour Square, and are immediately fired upon and then a car comes ...

News Iraq: Iraq’s Dhi Qar, Ur welcome Kuwaiti investors, tourists

Published on: Wednesday 04 April 2018
Iraq’s Dhi Qar, Ur welcome Kuwaiti investors, tourists
News source: https://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/iraqs-dhi-qar-ur-welcome-kuwaiti-investors-tourists/

NASIRIYAH: Dhi Qar governor Yahia Al-Nasseri receives visiting Kuwaiti media delegation. — KUNA NASIRIYAH: Dhi Qar governorate, famous for historical sites and rich natural resources, welcomes with ...

News Iraq: “Iraqi Youth: Pioneers for Dialogue and Stability” workshop held in Wasit [EN/AR/KU]

Published on: Sunday 28 July 2019
“Iraqi Youth: Pioneers for Dialogue and Stability” workshop held in Wasit [EN/AR/KU]
News source: https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/iraqi-youth-pioneers-dialogue-and-stability-workshop-held-wasit-enarku

Kut, Iraq, 28th July 2019 – At a three-day workshop from 25th to 27th July 2019, in the city of Kut in Wasit Governorate, a group of 27 young Iraqi women and men from across the Governorate discussed ...

News Iraq: Iraqi deputy PM: Coalition must not 'cut and run' from Iraq

Published on: Saturday 27 July 2019
Iraqi deputy PM: Coalition must not 'cut and run' from Iraq
News source: https://www.jpost.com/International/Iraqi-deputy-PM-Coalition-must-not-cut-and-run-from-Iraq

International forces must not abandon Iraq while the situation there is still volatile ... leaving coalition troops in control of the southern Basra and Maysan provinces. Officials at Britain's ...

News Iraq: The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent distribute food aid in Maysan and Basrah and relief aid in Diyala and Nineveh

Published on: Wednesday 24 July 2019
The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent distribute food aid in Maysan and Basrah and relief aid in Diyala and Nineveh
News source: https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/teams-iraqi-red-crescent-distribute-food-aid-maysan-and-basrah-and-relief-aid-diyala-and

The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) have distributed food aid for the poor families in Maysan and Basrah and relief aid for the families affected by torrents in the governorates of ...

News Iraq: Iraq launches third phase of anti-ISIS military operation

Published on: Monday 05 August 2019
Iraq launches third phase of anti-ISIS military operation
News source: https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/iraq-launches-third-phase-of-anti-isis-military-operation-1.894979

It aimed to secure the western province of Anbar and the central region of Salahuddin ... when they captured the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The group's leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi would deliver a ...