pro-Iran militias

The confrontation came amid pressure for Iraq to disarm armed groups
Iraq
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Iraqi speaker confronts Iran's Ghalibaf over militia support

Haibat al-Halbousi reportedly challenged Iran's Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf over Tehran's support for armed factions in Iraq

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22 August, 2026
Jurf al-Sakhar was taken by Shia militia groups in 2014, forcing the civilian population out
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Iraq moves to retake Jurf al-Sakhar, return displaced Sunnis

The New Arab Staff
15 August, 2026
Kataib Hezbollah is one of the armed groups Iraq is trying to disarm
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Iraqi armed factions demand guarantees before giving up weapons

The New Arab Staff
12 July, 2026
A pro-Iran Iraqi militia marches through Baghdad
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Iraq rejects Reuters' claims of secret IRGC attack cells

The New Arab Staff
20 June, 2026
A member of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi forces stand guard during a pro-Iran rally in Tahrir Square in Baghdad
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Bahrain summons Iraqi ambassador over drone attacks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 April, 2026
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US-Iraq security partnership affirmed, no troop exit yet

Dana Taib Menmy
17 April, 2024
Gaza War
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'US drone strike' in Baghdad kills Iran-linked PMF commander

The New Arab Staff
04 January, 2024
Syria
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Jordan strikes Iran-linked drugs smugglers in southern Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 December, 2023
US embassy Iraq
Gaza War
MENA
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Some attackers of US embassy in Iraq 'linked to security services'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2023
Gaza War
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Up to 7 killed in US air strikes in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 November, 2023
Syria
MENA
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Israeli strikes kill soldier, put Aleppo airport out of service: state media

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 May, 2023
Golan Heights
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Israel drops warning leaflets over southern Syria

The New Arab Staff
24 April, 2023
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi jailed over tweet 'insulting' pro-Iran paramilitaries

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 December, 2022
Iraq
Analysis
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Can Iraq's new government survive?

Dana Taib Menmy
14 November, 2022
Sudani
Iraq
MENA
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Killing of US aid worker in Iraq was 'preplanned'

Dana Taib Menmy
11 November, 2022
Iraq protests [Getty]
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq activists being persecuted in run-up to planned demos

The New Arab Staff
15 October, 2022
Yemen war
Analysis
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Is the Israel-Iran proxy war encroaching into Yemen?

James Snell
31 August, 2022
Fighting around the Green Zone left at least 23 people dead
Iraq
MENA
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Sadr calls on supporters to withdraw after 30 killed in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 August, 2022
Moqtada Sadr
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Iraq's political impasse and the battle for a new regime

Safaa

Safaa Khalaf

18 August, 2022
Hezbollah has backed the Assad regime in the Syrian conflict [Getty]
Syria
MENA
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Hezbollah fighters arrive in eastern Syria after IS attack

The New Arab Staff
02 August, 2022
Iraq
MENA
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Iran condemns 'destabilising' attack on Baghdad airport

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 January, 2022