Iraq pushes PMF Law forward despite US warnings of Iranian influence

Shafaq News As the Iraqi Parliament advances legislation to formalize the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) as an independent security institution, tensions with the United States are escalating. Washington warns the bill could entrench Iranian influence …

Iraq PM inaugurates gas projects that aid plan to stop flaring

LONDON - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has inaugurated two natural gas projects in Basra that will support Iraq's targets to eliminate gas flaring and achieve gas self-sufficiency by 2027, Iraq's oil minister said in an Instagram …

Iraq expresses solidarity with Russia after plane crash

2025-07-24T20:14:39+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq's Foreign Ministry expressed solidarity with Russia following the crash of an Antonov An-24 passenger plane in Tynda, Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East, which …

Difficult return from Syria camp for IS families in Iraq

After years in a Syrian detention camp, Ibrahim Darwish was relieved to be allowed to return home to Iraq, but his joy was quickly punctured by the harsh reality that he had to disown his sons accused of being militants. "All I wanted was to return to …

Iraq's drowning toll: 500+ fatalities in three years

2025-07-24T17:26:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad More than 500 people have drowned in Iraq over the past three years, with incidents surging during the summer season, the Strategic Center for Human Rights in Iraq reported on …

Turkish-Syrian visit to Iraq soon

2025-07-24T09:45:31+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Ankara/Damascus Turkish and Syrian foreign ministers are expected to visit Iraq soon to continue tripartite talks held earlier in Ankara, a well-informed source told …

Landmine kills young shepherd in Iraq's Duhok

2025-07-24T17:30:43+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Duhok On Thursday, a shepherd was killed when a landmine detonated in the Matin mountain range overlooking the Amedi district in northern Duhok, a security source told Shafaq News. …

Iraq arrests 10 ISIS operatives in multi-province raids

2025-07-24T08:07:36+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) arrested 10 ISIS militants during a series of coordinated operations across several provinces, the agency announced Thursday. Targeted raids in Diyala, …

Israel-Iran war spotlights limitations of Iraq’s air defenses

Iraq dismantles funding network linked to defunct extremist group

Iraq’s National Security Service (INSS) uncovers a covert ISIS logistics and financing network spanning four provinces. Iraq's National Security Service (INSS) revealed on Thursday that security forces disrupted a logistical network aiding remaining …