Mourners attend a funeral for members of Iraq's PMF in Baghdad. AFP

Iraq's PM condemns attack on PMF that killed nine fighters

PMF has said a total of 27 fighters have been killed in strikes launched by US since early this month

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Ships attacked in Iraqi waters and Strait of Hormuz as war targets expand

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Drone attacks on Iraq's ISIS prisons increase security concerns

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Iraq congratulates Mojtaba Khamenei on becoming Iran's supreme leader

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CommentThe US and Israel war is more than just about the Iranian regime or its weapons

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'Not our war': Iraqis angry as pro-Iran militias drag country into conflict

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Iraq boss Arnold calls on Fifa to delay 2026 World Cup play-off

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Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party during training at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq. Reuters

Explainer: Who are the Iranian Kurdish opposition groups?

Recently united Iranian Kurdish groups are mostly based in neighbouring Iraqi Kurdistan

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Iran's armed Kurdish groups are a potential ground force against Tehran

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'Total power cut' in Iraq as drones hit Iranian regime opponents

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CommentThe lesson America never learnt from Iraq: regime change almost never works

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Iraq's World Cup 2026 play-off plans disrupted by Middle East crisis

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CommentStarmer's Britain is right to be sceptical about Trump's Iran strategy

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Iraq vows to stop militants dragging country into war

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Iraq's head coach Graham Arnold is currently in the UAE with his team's crucial World Cup play-off just weeks away. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Iraq's World Cup 2026 play-off plans disrupted by Middle East crisis

Team's Australian coach Graham Arnold in UAE and unable to link up with squad ahead of winner-take-all clash in Mexico on March 31

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CommentStarmer's Britain is right to be sceptical about Trump's Iran strategy

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Iraq vows to stop militants dragging country into war

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AnalysisUS troops attacked in Erbil as Iraqi militants weigh up options

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