Mohammed Shia al-Sudani

Senior Daesh Commander Killed by Iraq Security Forces

Iraqi security forces have killed a senior Daesh group leader responsible for "foreign operations," Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced on Friday. Although Iraq had proclaimed in 2017 the defeat of the jihadist group on its territory, Daesh cells have remained active and carry out sporadic attacks against Iraq's army and ...

Pro-Iran Groups Lead in Iraq Provincial Vote

Initial results released by the electoral commission on Tuesday indicated that pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim parties were in the lead in Iraq's provincial council elections. Pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim parties were leading in Iraq's provincial council elections, according to initial results released on Tuesday by the electoral commission. Monday's ...

First Iraqi Provincial Elections in a Decade

Iraqis participated on Monday in the first provincial council elections held in a decade, anticipated to bolster the influence of Shiite Muslim groups aligned with Iran. The vote comes at a time of widespread political apathy and disillusionment in the oil-rich country of 43 million that is still recovering from years of war and plagued by ...