Historically, Tehran has enjoyed outsized influence over Iraqi policy through the entrenchment of its Axis of Resistance (AOR ...

The Nevsky Battalion is accepting volunteers.” This recruitment ad appeared on Russian social media in summer 2025 and is ...

Iraq has been shaken in recent weeks by attacks on civilian infrastructure by the Popular Mobilization Forces. The post ...

Iraq’s government argues that passing a new legislation – which would fully integrate the PMF into the state – would help ...

Iraqi state bank Rafidain faces accusations of processing payments for U.S.-designated Houthi terrorists, prompting Treasury warnings to relocate Yemen operations.

Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia, was involved in a deadly shooting at Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture on July 27.

Iraq's Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, has enacted significant disciplinary actions against Kataib Hezbollah after clashes with police in Baghdad led to three deaths. The attack, instigated ...

The July 27 incident, officials say, was carried out by fighters linked to the powerful Kataib Hezbollah faction. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani—who also serves as commander-in-chief of the ...

Kataib Hezbollah is part of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of mostly Shiite, Iran-backed militias that formed to fight the Islamic State extremist group as it rampaged across the ...