Numerous members of the newly elected Iraqi parliament have affiliations with the Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias. These militias are often categorized as the Popular Mobilization Forces or Hashd ...

Iran has that Iranian dissident groups are present in the Kurdistan region. TheKurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) interior ministry on Friday pointed the finger at Iranian-backed militias in Iraq ...

Although he was not named in the Shafaq report, it appears Walai was referring to US Ambassador Steven H. Fagin, who assumed his duties as Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Baghdad in May 2025.

Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces and locals gather for a collective prayer for Iran under Israeli attacks, on the bank of Shatt al-Arab River in Basra, Iraq on June 18, 2025. The "Prayer ...

Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of commander Haider al-Moussawi from Kataeb Sayyed Al-Shuhada in Baghdad, Iraq, June 22, 2025 (AP photo by Hadi Mizban). Click to share on ...

Emphasizing the decisive role of the Popular Mobilization Forces in saving Iraq from disintegration, the Friday prayer leader of Baghdad said that despite the sacrifices of the nation and the ...

Abu Alaa Al-Walai, the leader of a pro-Iranian militia in Iraq, has accused the US of trying to “obstruct” a new law that is being considered by Iraq’s parliament. According to Shafaq News in Iraq, ...