The Latest Breaking News from Baghdad

Iraqi social media stars Umm Fahad and Noor Alsaffar tragically shot dead in Baghdad, sparking investigations and raising concerns about influencer safety.

The influencer, who had hundreds of thousands of followers, had been sentenced to six months in prison last year.

Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces, an official security force, said its command post at Kalso military base about 50 km south of Baghdad was hit by a huge explosion late on Friday, and two security sources said it resulted from an air strike.

Explosion where paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi is stationed

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to end the threat posed by Kurdish rebel group the PKK, which has been fighting Turkey for decades. As Turkey prepares to launch a major military operation against the organisation in Iraq, it is looking to other governments in the region for support.

More than 90 percent of Iraq’s government revenue comes from oil, leaving the country hostage to global prices.

A high-ranking Turkish delegation held talks in Baghdad on Thursday, discussing key security and energy issues ahead of an expected visit by Turkey's president, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

The reporter’s new book considers the dark comedy of errors – and a dictator’s literary ambition – that led America to war

After the U.S. killed a commander of an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, pressure is mounting on Iraq's government to expel America's 2,500 military personnel.