Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has declared himself the head of the pro-government Hashd al-Sha’abi forces.

Daesh Takfiri terrorists have attacked a village in the northern village of Kirkuk, and killed seven people.

Iraqi political factions, which did best in the country’s May parliamentary elections, announce separate alliances within the legislature, which they claim enables them to form the country’s new government.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi and Vice President Ayad Allawi amid public frustration with Washington's interference in Baghdad's affairs.

Iran says Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's decision to sack national security adviser and head of Hashd al-Sha'abi Falih Alfayyadh is an internal affair.

Iraq’s Supreme Court has ratified the results of the contested May 12 parliamentary elections, which saw cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s movement score a major victory.

Iraqi premier says his government is only committed to not using dollars in transactions with Iran and not to abiding by all Washington's sanctions against Tehran.

Daesh terrorists have killed five members of a family at a checkpoint near the northern Iraqi oil-rich city of Baiji.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacks his minister of electricity and five election officials following weeks of protests against corruption and chronic power outages.

Thousands rally in the capital Baghdad as well as the southern cities in Iraq, keeping up some three weeks of protests against economic conditions.