Iran’s setbacks in Syria and tighter constraints on the Lebanese Hezbollah make Iraq the pivotal battleground for Tehran.

Kataib Hezbollah, a hard-line Iraqi militia linked to Iran, held Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, hostage for more than two years.

Former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki remains a potent force in Iraqi politics despite long-standing accusations that he ...

During the Iran-Iraq War, both sides launched many airstrikes against each other's airbases. But one of these airstrikes ...

Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, recounts a harrowing story of cruelty, survival, U.S. diplomatic pressure ...

Sentenced to death under Saddam for his role in the outlawed Shi'ite Islamic Dawa Party, Maliki spent nearly 25 years in ...

As Iraq launched the invasion of Iran in September 1980, Iranian F-5 pilots found themselves flying risky airstrikes into Iraqi airspace. Counter-air missions were given high priority and in this ...

Dick Cheney is often described as the chief architect of the Iraq war. In Iraq, he's better remembered as a key figure behind the destruction of the country.

An Israeli woman who was held hostage in Iran for two-and-a-half years has revealed the horrific sexual abuse and torture she ...

Sudani has cast himself as the leader who can make the country a success after years of instability and has moved against ...

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said with Islamic State group defeated, there is no reason for international troops to remain in Iraq ...

In an Iraq-like strategy, Donald Trump wants to destabilise Venezuela for oil while dismissing reports and intel ...