The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

Washington has sent a warning to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, about Iranian anti-US provocation in the Middle East. This has been going on sporadically for years, but from October 17 to October 25 there was an increase, as Iran-backed militias in Syria and Iraq carried out 16 drone…

Iranian state-linked media report the US insisted Rajavi stay hidden and under supervision as part of a relocation deal.

Defence secretary says strikes in response to attacks on US troops and warns others against triggering ‘broader regional conflict’

The White House earlier warned it would respond to attacks on its forces in Iraq and Syria at ‘time of our choosing’.

There have been questions about how Iranian-backed forces in the "axis of resistance" may influence the Israel-Hamas war. The network of forces is "a kind of NATO for militant groups," an expert says.

Sweden has reportedly withdrawn the residence permit of an Iraqi man who staged a series of public desecrations of the Quran this year but has put his deportation on hold, saying his life would be in danger if he were returned to Iraq

Militants linked to Iran have injured dozens of US soldiers and killed one, indicating Tehran has a network of regional proxies

The Israeli military says its troops and tanks briefly entered northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, hitting several militant targets as a wider ground incursion looms after more than two weeks of heavy air raids

Declassified spy images point to 396 undiscovered forts in Syria and Iraq, shifting understanding of Roman frontier