The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces ...

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In August 2015, a year after ISIS’s takeover of northern Iraq, a new law titled the Political Parties Act was passed. The new legislation aimed to prevent political parties from establishing militias, ...

Speaking at the founding conference of the Karbala Tribal Council on Saturday, al-Maliki claimed that followers of Ahl ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

The Iraqi government is looking to gain control of Iranian-aligned armed groups that operate inside of Iraq but outside state ...

Iran-allied political parties that brought current Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani to power in late 2022. The fall of Assad — an ally of Iran — weakened Tehran’s hand in the ...

This political deadlock has cast uncertainty over the region's governance and exacerbated public discontent amid ongoing ...

Iran-allied political parties that brought current Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani to power in late 2022. The fall of Assad — an ally of Iran — weakened Tehran's hand in the ...