Rival Iraqi factions deploy fighters to Green Zone as unrest grows: Report

PMU leaders are moving to confront any escalation from Muqtada al-Sadr, who has reportedly deployed hundreds of armed fighters to support the siege of state institutions

Iraq’s top courts resume work as officials pledge security forces will not join conflict

The PMU confirmed that it is 'closely monitoring' the siege of Iraq's judiciary by organized groups, 'including armed men'

Al-Sadr calls for national debate, CF accepts

Al-Sadr and his followers had boycotted a national dialogue session hosted by Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi last week

Sadrists and CF supporters set for counter-marches in Baghdad

Influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr earlier this week issued an ultimatum to judicial authorities to dissolve parliament by next week

Iran denies involvement in alleged assassination plot against Bolton and Pompeo

US prosecutors have accused an Iranian national of trying to have Bolton and Pompeo killed for their role in the assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani

Thousands of Sadrists gather for mass prayer in Baghdad’s Green Zone

The mass prayer was seen by some in Iraq as a show of power and influence by the leading Shia cleric, who has continuously rejected dialogue and prolonged Iraq’s political impasse

Muqtada al-Sadr calls for early elections and disbandment of parliament

A leader within the Coordination Framework has seconded Al-Sadr's call for anticipated elections

Counterprotests expected in Iraq after Al-Sadr supporters occupy parliament

Muqtada al-Sadr has called on his supporters to continue pushing with their 'spontaneous revolution' to overhaul Iraq's entire political system

Sadrist supporters breach Iraqi parliament for second time in a week

Weeks after his resignation from the political sphere, Muqtada al-Sadr has continued to display his influence over large swathes of the Iraqi population

Hundreds of Sadrist supporters storm Iraqi parliament

Muqtada al-Sadr called off his supporters, who were marching against the nomination of Mohammed al-Sudani for the post of PM, when they breached the high-security Green Zone of Baghdad

Turkish drone strike on Iraqi Kurdistan kills five civilians

Civilians traveling by car in the Tigris region at 2:20pm were killed by a bomb that killed at least five people, including a woman

Protests loom in Iraq as Sadrist bloc coordinates ‘huge’ Friday prayers: Report

Sadrist officials expect a sit-in protest to be held outside Baghdad's Green Zone and believe protesters could storm the gates of the district

Seven countries behind the assassination of Qassem Soleimani: Iranian official

The US, the UK, Germany, Jordan, and three other nations have been identified by Tehran as being responsible for the murder of the Quds Force commander

Iraq parliament swears in 64 new members after mass resignation of Sadrists

The Shia majority Coordination Framework is now expected to lead negotiations to form a government without the involvement of the Sadrists

‘Iran does not meddle in Iraq’s political affairs’: Muqtada al-Sadr

The statements of the leader of the Sadrist bloc dismissed allegations and rumors that the Iran-Iraq relationship is not based on mutual respect

Muqtada al-Sadr announces departure from Iraq politics

After the resignation of Sadrist MPs, runner-up candidates from the recent elections will become the new MPs, altering the power dynamics for the negotiations to form government

Over 70 Sadrist Movement lawmakers resign from Iraqi parliament

The UN has warned that the streets of Iraq are about to 'boil over' over the failure by lawmakers to form a government for over eight months

Sadrist bloc threatens mass resignation eight months into Iraq’s political deadlock

Muqtada al-Sadr has rejected numerous calls by Shia-majority parties to form a coalition government

Bomb-laden drone explodes near US consulate in Iraq’s Erbil

Unconfirmed reports say that a member of an Israeli assassination team was killed in the blast

Iraqi resistance kills several ISIS militants, arrests senior commanders

The operation against ISIS positions in northern Baghdad took place after several major arrest campaigns

Rocket barrage targets Iraqi air base occupied by US troops

US occupation forces in Iraq and Syria have faced a growing wave of attacks by resistance groups over recent months

Iraqi parliament passes law banning normalization with Israel

The bill was initially introduced in April by the head of Iraq’s Sadrist Movement

Armed drone targets Iraqi military base hosting US diplomats, troops

Resistance groups have pledged to drive US troops out of Iraq after nearly two decades of occupation

Turkish base in Iraq hit by drone attack: Report

Turkish forces are operating illegally due to a lack of official approval from the Iraqi ministry of defense

Iraqi resistance group warns of attacks against US, Israeli targets in Kurdistan region

Harakat Hezbollah Nujaba says Kurdish leaders have turned Iraqi Kurdistan into a 'legitimate target' for hosting US and Israeli occupying forces

Iraq’s Sadrist movement announces ‘turn to the opposition’ for one month

Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has failed multiple times to form a new government since winning last October's controversial elections

US military convoys come under attack in Iraq

Iraqi resistance groups have stepped up strikes against US military convoys in recent months

Iraqi parliament reviews draft law to ban normalization with Israel

Last September, a controversial conference was held in Iraqi Kurdistan calling for Baghdad to join the so-called Abraham Accords

Iraqi Shia bloc proposes solution for electing new prime minister, president

The initiative is the result of the Sadrist bloc handing the task of forming a new Iraqi government to the Coordination Framework

Turkey continues bombing northern Iraq despite no approval by Baghdad

Ankara has yet to obtain formal government approval from Baghdad for its military operations on Iraqi soil, making their presence illegal