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Protests in Iraq after death of Iran leader Khamenei
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Strikes kills eight Iran-backed fighters, anger mounts in Iraq

Four Iran-backed fighters were killed on Sunday when their base in a central Iraq province was struck, following other strikes in southern Iraq on Saturday

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 March, 2026
Members of the Hezbollah brigades, Kataeb Hezbollah, attend the funeral of Fadel al-Maksusi, a fighter who was also part of the "Islamic resistance in Iraq", the group that has claimed all recent attacks against US troops in Iraq and Syria, in Baghdad on November 21, 2023.
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Kataeb Hezbollah tells fighters to prepare for long Iran-US war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 February, 2026
Screengrab from X of aftermath of blast at PMF headquarters in Iraq
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Iraq explosion kills one PMF member amid Israeli war threats

The New Arab Staff
04 November, 2025
Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time [Getty]
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Exclusive: US steps up pressure on Iraq to curb Iran's influence

The New Arab Staff
24 September, 2025
People lift a poster of slain PMF Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis as they attend a military parade during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the defeat of the Islamic State group in Mosul, Iraq, December 10, 2024. (ZAID AL-OBEIDI/AFP/Getty)
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Iraqi govt pulls PMF bill due to internal divisions, US pressure

The New Arab Staff
30 August, 2025
A funeral ceremony held in the capital, Baghdad, Iraq for Abu Haidar al-Hafaji, a commander of the Iraqi Shia militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah, who was killed in an Israeli attack in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on September 22, 2024
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Iraq to prosecute pro-Iran fighters after Baghdad clash

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 August, 2025
A funeral ceremony held in the capital, Baghdad, Iraq for Abu Haidar al-Hafaji, a commander of the Iraqi Shia militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah, who was killed in an Israeli attack in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on September 22, 2024
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Iraqi police clash with PMF fighters in Baghdad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 July, 2025
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Iraqi militias kept quiet in the Israel-Iran war. Will it last?

Giorgio Cafiero
03 July, 2025
Fighters from Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Forces) carry flags as they rally to mark the annual Quds Day (Jerusalem day) commemorations in Baghdad
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Pro-Iran groups in Iraq demand US troops leave country

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 June, 2025
Leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Qais Khazali speaks to the press after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on 10 October 2021. [Getty]
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Iraqi militia chief rejects disarmament under govt', US pressure

Dana Taib Menmy
04 March, 2025
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Could Iraq become a new front in Israel's regional war?

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
15 October, 2024
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Hashd Shaabi base explosion caused by stored munitions: Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 April, 2024
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Who was Abu Taqwa, the Iraq militia head assassinated by US?

The New Arab Staff
05 January, 2024
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'US drone strike' in Baghdad kills Iran-linked PMF commander

The New Arab Staff
04 January, 2024
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One dead, 24 wounded in US strikes on pro-Iran sites in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 December, 2023
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Iraqi PMF militias use earthquake aid to expand in Syria

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)
08 March, 2023
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The Iraq Report: Missing Sunnis an admission of 'war crimes'

Tallha Abdulrazaq
05 January, 2023
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Iraq: Explosion rocks militia's weapons depot near Baghdad

The New Arab Staff
06 September, 2022
Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces members.
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Explosions hit two Iraqi militia sites near Baghdad

The New Arab Staff
12 August, 2022
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Controversial Pro-Putin poster removed in Baghdad

Dana Taib Menmy
04 March, 2022
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Senior police officer killed in southern Iraq

The New Arab Staff
03 February, 2022