What’s behind the anti-corruption crackdown in Iraq? | Corruption News

What’s behind the anti-corruption crackdown in Iraq? | Corruption News

A number of senior politicians have been detained in a wave of arrests. For more than two decades, corruption has been a serious issue in Iraq. The oil-rich nation has consistently been ranked as one of the most corrupt in the world. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list But this week, its new … Read more

Senegal score 5-0 win over 10-man Iraq, keep World Cup knockout hopes alive

Senegal score 5-0 win over 10-man Iraq, keep World Cup knockout hopes alive

Senegal currently hold the fifth-best record of third-place teams based on their plus-2 goal differential. Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026 Pape Gueye scored two sensational second-half goals from long range, giving Senegal a thumping 5-0 win over Iraq and a much-needed goal difference boost in their bid to qualify for the round of … Read more

Report: Israel built secret Iraq base, struck forces that nearly exposed it

Report: Israel built secret Iraq base, struck forces that nearly exposed it

According to the sources, Israel built the facility shortly before the war began, with U.S. knowledge. It housed special forces and served as a logistics hub for the air force. Rescue teams were also stationed there in case Israeli pilots were shot down. No Israeli pilots were downed during the war. The Journal said the … Read more

Thousands rally in Iraq against ‘senseless’ US-Israel war on Iran | US-Israel war on Iran News

Thousands rally in Iraq against ‘senseless’ US-Israel war on Iran | US-Israel war on Iran News

Published On 5 Apr 20265 Apr 2026 Tens of thousands of Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada Sadr’s supporters rallied across Baghdad and other cities on Saturday, protesting against the US-Israel war on Iran. Iraq has been unwillingly drawn into the regional tension, suffering attacks targeting both US interests and pro-Iranian factions within its territory. In Baghdad’s … Read more

Why Iraq is the most fragile front in the US-Israel war on Iran | News

Why Iraq is the most fragile front in the US-Israel war on Iran | News

Iraq is under attack from all sides as militias and foreign powers clash. War has spread into Iraq, where strikes by the United States and Israel hit Iran-backed groups, and the militias fire back. Oil has stopped flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, and the state’s grip on power is already fragile. As the war … Read more

Methane gas inside northern Iraq cave kills 12 Turkish soldiers

Methane gas inside northern Iraq cave kills 12 Turkish soldiers

Soldiers died from gas exposure during a mission to recover a Turkish soldier missing in the cave since 2022. Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after inhaling methane gas during a mission in northern Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence says. “Four other of our heroic comrades in arms, affected by methane gas, have died … Read more

Iraq look to former Australia coach Arnold to boost 2026 World Cup hopes

Iraq look to former Australia coach Arnold to boost 2026 World Cup hopes

Iraq replaces Jesus Casas as head coach with former Australia boss Graham Arnold ahead of crunch World Cup qualifiers. Former Australia manager Graham Arnold has been confirmed as the new head coach of Iraq by the country’s football federation ahead of next month’s World Cup qualifiers against South Korea and Jordan. Arnold’s appointment was announced … Read more

Palestine keep hopes of first World Cup alive with dramatic Iraq turnaround

Palestine keep hopes of first World Cup alive with dramatic Iraq turnaround

Palestine score twice in the final minutes of their Group C qualifier for a historic 2-1 win against Iraq in Jordan. Palestine kept alive hopes of reaching their first FIFA World Cup finals with a dramatic late comeback to beat Iraq 2-1 in Jordan. The victory on Tuesday, at Amman International Stadium in the Jordanian … Read more

Israel strikes Syria, Iraq as part of broad response to Iran

Israel strikes Syria, Iraq as part of broad response to Iran

Israel struck several targets across Syria and Iraq as part of its wide-reaching response to Iran on Saturday. In Syria, Israel struck military targets across the center and south of the country, Syrian media confirmed. There were early reports of explosions outside Damascus, which the Syrian Military said was a result of Syrian air … Read more

US, Iraq team up to kill 15 ISIS operatives in early morning raid, US military says – Fox News

US, Iraq team up to kill 15 ISIS operatives in early morning raid, US military says – Fox News

US, Iraq team up to kill 15 ISIS operatives in early morning raid, US military says  Fox News 7 US personnel injured in Iraq raid that killed 15 ISIS members: Officials  ABC News US forces and Iraqi security forces kill 15 ISIS operatives in early morning raid in Iraq, US military says  CNN 15 Islamic State group fighters … Read more

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