BAGHDAD — As US combat forces leave the country, Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) appears to be creeping back into the Iraqi capital in a bold campaign of shootings, bombings, and intimidation focusing on ...

Congress should require the Defense Department to be more forthcoming with information on the development of native Iraqi security forces, the House Armed Services Oversight and Investigations ...

Iraq’s cooperation with U.S. forces is seen as crucial to building an Iraqi security force capable of operating independently. Yet funding and resource questions remain unanswered. Col. David J.

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad on Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister approved ...

What we all got wrong after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 was to have no plan for what happened next. The vacuum left by disbanding the Iraqi police force and army was quickly filled by militias, ...

These are the main forces that may operate in the Mosul theatre, though not all will play a role in the fighting inside the city. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced early Monday that operations ...

BAGHDAD, May 20 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces said they fought off an overnight attack by Islamic State militants near the city of Ramadi, which the insurgents overran at the weekend in the most ...