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Iraq beat UAE 3-2 on aggregate in the fourth round of Asian qualifying to reach the intercontinental World Cup play-off final. Reuters

Iraq face Bolivia with World Cup return within reach

Merchas Doski says team prepared to give their all 'for 46 million Iraqis'

Football

Iraq one step from first World Cup in 40 years after overcoming travel problems

Air strikes hit Iraqi PMF and police, killing at least five personnel

Iraq must rein in Iran-backed militias or risk isolation, say officials

Who are the Iran-backed militias pulling Iraq into Middle East war?

Iran launches new wave of attacks on Gulf states after UN condemnation

Iraq allows PMF to respond to attacks after deadly strike



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    Tuchel accepts reality as Rice, ​Saka and other stars withdraw from squad

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  • Iraq players in Mexico ahead of their intercontinental play-off for the 2026 World Cup. Photo: Iraq National Football Team
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    Iraq one step from first World Cup in 40 years after overcoming travel problems

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Mourners attend a funeral for members of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces. AFP

Air strike kills at least 15 PMF fighters in Iraq

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The US embassy in Baghdad has been a target of Iraqi militias since the start of the Iran war. EPA

Iraqi pro-Iran militia extends pause in attacks on US embassy

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Iraq football team train ahead of World Cup inter-confederation play-off in Mexico

Welat Tahir, who was killed earlier this month in a drone strike on Erbil's airport that was blamed on Iran-backed militias operating in Iraq. Photo: Family handout
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Weekend EssayHow the war on Iran is exposing Iraq's fundamental failures

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Nato withdraws all troops from Iraq as regional war escalates

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Arrest in Netherlands raises fears about Iran's 'underground army'

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Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Hoshyar Zebari during an interview. Lizzir Porter / The National
Play

InterviewIran-backed militias want 'as much chaos as possible'

Militant groups do not see how much damage attacks inflict on their own country, Iraq's former foreign minister says

MENA

Air strikes hit Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces, killing at least two

MENA

‘Outlaw groups’: Iraqi PM strongly condemns attack on US embassy in Baghdad

MENA

Iraq resumes oil exports to Turkey's Ceyhan port

Energy

Iraq faces polycrisis as Iran war grinds its oil exports to a halt

Energy

Three PMF fighters wounded in air strikes north of Baghdad

MENA

Iraq's Kurdistan region agrees to allow oil to flow to international market 'as soon as possible'

MENA



US President Donald Trump made a hasty decision to go to war with Iran. EPA

CommentThanks to Trump, regional allies are losing confidence in America

Arab countries are understandably angry with Iran, but there is surely disillusionment with Washington following its decision to go to war

Comment

Kurdistan government disputes claim it halted Iraqi oil exports

Energy

Iraq to travel to Mexico on private planes for 2026 World Cup play-off

Football

Pressure grows on Iraq to set aside infighting and redirect vital oil exports blocked by Iran war

MENA

How stolen treasures of Duhok were tracked down in Britain and returned to Iraq

UK

CommentTrump's attempt to rush Iranian Kurds into conflict is a dangerous gamble

Comment

French soldier killed in Iraq as Iranian-backed group warns of more attacks

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How stolen treasures of Duhok were tracked down in Britain and returned to Iraq

Two Akkadian seals put up for sale at London auctioneer revealed to be the same 4,000-year-old artefacts looted from museum

UK

CommentTrump's attempt to rush Iranian Kurds into conflict is a dangerous gamble

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French soldier killed in Iraq as Iranian-backed group warns of more attacks

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US air refuelling tanker crashes in Iraq after incident involving another plane

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