Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought US forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join official security forces ...

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join ...

Supporters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces ... Iraq cannot break free from Iran. In that case, the nation will not prosper, and even worse, the conditions for another devastating civil ...

The IRI is aligned with Iran and has been engaging in armed operations against Israel and U.S. coalition forces since Oct. 7. Also operating in Iraq are the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).

BAGHDAD -- The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit ... for Israel in a war that killed tens of thousands ...

Azimi also said the exercises would test the capabilities of Iran's Basij paramilitary forces, who are tasked with maintaining domestic security. The war games ... 4 and includes air, ground ...

These forces included the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Basij Resistance Force, and took place in the air, on land, and in the sea. The exercises began in Iran’s western ...

There’s nothing wrong with resetting bad relations between rivals, so long as any reset is grounded in geopolitical reality.

Having been under an arms embargo during a devastating war with Iraq between 1980 and 1988, Iran now has a substantial arsenal of domestically developed weapons, including missiles, air defence ...

The Israeli Air Force has long been regarded as ... early-warning radars and sensors in both Syria and Iraq, which were part of a network Iran established in the region to detect incoming Israeli ...

In a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, held in Tehran on Wednesday, the leader called for concerted efforts to preserve and strengthen this powerful force amid ongoing ...

and then to be part of the armed forces under the responsibility of the government," Hussein said. Iraq's balancing act has been tested by Iran-backed Iraqi armed groups' attacks on Israel and on U.S.