Haaretz - back to home page

LOG IN SUBSCRIBE NOWSubscribe now

Iraq

Iraqis holding a poster of Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr during a sit-in in parliament on Tuesday.

AnalysisAnalysis

Iraq's Chaos Is Eroding Iran’s Role as the Region's Puppet Master

The fear is that if Tehran's standing worsens even more it won’t hesitate to ignite an Iraqi civil war of Shi'ite versus Shi'ite versus everybody

Followers of Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Basra, Iraq, on Monday.

Influential Iraqi Cleric Asks Followers to Withdraw From Parliament Building

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr chant slogans inside Iraq's parliament, on Sunday.

Iraqi Cleric's Followers Set Up for Long Sit-in at Parliament 'Until Our Demands Are Met'

Latest Headlines

Over 100 Injured as Iraqi Protesters Breach Parliament for Second Time This Week

Iraqis Storm Parliament in Protest of Iran-backed PM Nomination

Iraqi Leaders Vow to Move Ahead After Dozens Quit Parliament

No Way Out as Iraq’s Dangerous Post-election Impasse Deepens

Promotional Content

Promoted Content

More Headlines

Jim Fitton from Britain and Volker Waldmann from Germany are escorted in handcuffs outside a court in Baghdad, Iraq, May

Iraq Jails Briton Who 'Didn't Know' He Can't Take Ancient Pottery Sherds

People navigate a street during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, in May.

Iraq Is Fed Up With Relying on Iran, but Has No Alternative for Now

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr celebrate after Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalizing normalization of relations with Israel, in Baghdad, Thursday.

Iraq Passes Law Making It Illegal to Normalize Ties With Israel

Members of Iranian security forces stand guard in front of the embassy of Sweden in Tehran in April.

Swedish Man Detained in Iran as Relations Sour Over War Crimes Trial

Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, walk towards the Syrian border in 2014.

Still Recuperating From ISIS Rule, Yazidis in Iraq Flee North Amid Renewed Violence

Iraqi lawmakers failed to elect a new president amid a parliamentary gridlock on Saturday.

Lawmakers Fail to Elect Iraqi President for Second Time, in Blow to Shi'ite Leader

An Iranian drone being armed. Haaretz reported this week that hundreds of Iranian drones were destroyed in an attack.

Spy vs. Spy, Drone vs. Cyberattack: Israel and Iran’s War Is Raging

Flags of participating states during a meeting of the joint commission on negotiations aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal in Vienna, Austria, December 9, 2021.

Iran's FM to Visit Russia Tuesday to Discuss Nuke Talks Crisis

A house damaged by an Iranian ballistic missile attack in Irbil, Iraq, Sunday.

AnalysisAnalysis |

Covert Drone War Between Israel and Iran Goes Public With Missile Launch on Iraq

View of a damaged building in the aftermath of missile attacks in Irbil, Iraq, Sunday.

U.S. to Help Iraq Get Air Defense Capabilities, Sullivan Says After Iranian Attack

Iranian missiles strike Kurdish capital

Iran Launches Missiles at Israeli 'Strategic Centers' in Iraq

Chinese lecturer Zhiwei Hu speaks to students in the Chinese language department at Salahaddin University in Irbil.

China 'Is the Future,' and Langauge School in Iraqi Kurdistan May Be Proof

An unfired rocket found by the Iraqi Army pictured after a Katyusha rocket hit an Iraqi military base in Baghdad, Iraq, January 5.

Rockets Hit Baghdad Airport Compound Near U.S. Base, No Injuries Reported

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr speaks after preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary election were announced in October.

The Iraqi Cleric's Gamble to Sideline Iran-backed Factions in New Government

An unfired rocket found by the Iraqi Army is pictured after a Katyusha rocket hit an Iraqi military base in Baghdad, Iraq January 5

Rocket Hits Military Base Housing U.S. Forces in Iraq, No Casualties Reported

The drought in Iraq.

AnalysisAnalysis |

Iraq's Water Crisis Is Getting Dire – and Its Neighbors Aren't Helping

An Iraqi soldier walking past a mural depicting Pope Francis next to an Iraqi national flag drawn on a blast wall outside the Syriac Catholic Church of Our Lady of Deliverance in Baghdad, last March.

A Journey to Capture the Middle East's Declining Christian Community

The Iconic Tower skyscraper under construction at Egypt's New Administrative Capital megaproject, east of Cairo.

AnalysisAnalysis |

China's Financial Belt Is Tightening Its Hold Around the Middle East

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi attends a summit in Baghdad, in August.

Top Iranian General Visited Iraq After Attack on PM

Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, 'father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb,' at a public meeting along with members of the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Islamabad

OpinionOpinion |

How Pakistan's A.Q. Khan, Father of the 'Muslim Bomb,' Escaped Mossad Assassination

ICYMI

Three Years Later, Israelis Find Out What Trump Really Thought of Netanyahu

The Rival Jewish Spies Who Almost Changed the Course of WWII

What Does a Jew Look Like? The Brits Don't Seem to Know

'I Have No Illusions About Ending the Occupation, but the Government Needs the Left'

Russia-Ukraine War Catapults Israeli Arms Industry to Global Stage

Israel Should End Gaza Operation Now, if It Can

'My Uncle Told Me, ‘Go on the Trip of Your Life, Go Dig in Israel.’ So I Did'

Replica of 2,400-year-old Ship Solves Ancient Mediterranean Mystery

Ultra-Orthodox Extremists Assault Woman for Sitting at Front of Jerusalem Bus

Palestinians Could Die of Water Shortage. 'I Can’t Help. I’m Busy'

The One Clear Benefit of Pelosi's Taiwan Visit

Israeli Vets Say Denying Palestinians Permits Used to Suppress Hunger Strikes

This Israeli General Has Tough News for Those Who Want to Live Here in Peace

From MBS to Al-Aqsa: Five Takeaways From Jared Kushner's Leaked Memoir

Soldiers in Kafr Qasem Massacre Believed They Were Doing the Right Thing

Jews Are Never Safe Under Dictators – and Putin’s No Exception

What Happens When Israelis Train U.S. Cops on Respectful Communication

The Abraham Accords Might Bring an End to Israel's Occupation After All