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A protest in Baghdad on April 4. The hard business of maintaining Iraqi sovereignty during a time of acute regional crisis continues. Getty Images

EditorialIraq's security and stability should not be taken for granted

Most Iraqis want a future in which their country is not a battleground for outsiders

CommentNew government, old constraints: What Baghdad needs to do to tame pro-Iran militias in Iraq

Iran’s Quds Force commander visits Baghdad as factions look to fill PM post

Moody's changes Bahrain and Iraq's outlook to negative over war fallout

Iraq's development agenda has been set back by the Iran war

Kurdish asylum seekers face deportation from UK, as case falters over Iraqi embassy issuing ID cards

IEA warns of two-month wait for Gulf oil exports – even after Hormuz reopens

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Iraq's Aymen Hussein celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup play-off final against Bolivia in Mexico. AFP

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Iraqi troops travel through Baghdad, near the banks of the Tigris River. AFP

US summons Iraqi ambassador over attack on American diplomatic centre

Iraq investigates attack on Kuwait's consulate in Basra

Iraqi militants say kidnapped journalist Shelly Kittleson released

Iraq sentences 11-member ISIS cell to death for plotting attacks

Wife of Dubai resident held in Iraq fears for his life unless travel ban ends

Damage to a home in a village west of Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, after a drone attack. Reuters

Drone attack kills couple in Iraq's Kurdistan Region

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani condemns 'heinous' attack as war crime

Iraq's World Cup-bound players receive heroes' welcome in Baghdad

Iraq begins fuel oil exports through Syria amid Hormuz disruption

Why a ground offensive by Iranian Kurds against the regime never materialised

US embassy in Baghdad issues urgent warning of attacks by Tehran-backed groups

ColumnWhy Iraq’s World Cup qualification left me celebrating and grieving

Today's cartoonShadi's take on Iraq reaching the 2026 World Cup

Iraqis celebrate in Baghdad on Wednesday after the national team beat Bolivia to qualify for the Fifa World Cup for the first time since 1986. Reuters

Jubilation in Baghdad as Iraq qualifies for World Cup

Celebrations replace the sounds of aerial attacks on the streets of Baghdad

Forty years on, Iraq return to the World Cup at last

Iraq beat Bolivia to qualify for 2026 Fifa World Cup

Iraq face Bolivia with World Cup return within reach

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

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

Graham Arnold's side face Bolivia to reach finals in North America

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

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

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