Haider al-Abadi
Rockets fired at Basra airport as violent protests grip Iraq
Basra airport was attacked with rockets on Saturday after another night of protests against Iraq's political elite, during which demonstrators set fire to the Iranian consulate…
Rival Iraqi coalitions vie to form government
Rival Iraqi political factions said on Sunday they had each formed alliances capable of forming a government in the new parliament after months of political uncertainty following…
Top Iraqi court rules in favour of election recount
Iraq's supreme court on Thursday ordered a manual recount of last month's legislative elections that resulted in a surprise victory for a populist Shiite cleric.
Iraqi ballot box storage site catches fire in Baghdad
A fire ripped through Iraq's biggest ballot warehouse on Sunday ahead of a vote recount prompted by allegations of fraud during legislative elections that saw a surprise victory…
Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's bloc wins Iraq election
A political bloc led by populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq, has won the country's…
Firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr ahead in Iraqi elections
An alliance spearheaded by nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr looked on course Monday for a surprise triumph at Iraq's first nationwide election since the defeat of the Islamic…
Iraq voters rebuke PM's party as rivals surge
The race to become Iraq's next prime minister appeared wide open Monday as two outsider alliances looked to be in the lead after the first elections since the defeat of the…
Shiite cleric Sadr takes lead in Iraq parliamentary election
The political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took an early lead in Iraq's national elections in partial returns announced late Sunday by the Iraqi…
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Iraqi voters angry at corruption ahead of polls
Iraqis head to the polls on Saturday for parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is hoping the recent victory against the Islamic State group will help him win a…
Fighters-turned-candidates vie for votes ahead of Iraqi polls
Iraq heads to the polls on Saturday in its first general elections since last year's defeat of the Islamic State (IS) group. Candidates include former fighters and newly…
Iraqi PM declares 'end of war' against Islamic State group
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the end of the war against the Islamic State group on Saturday, saying Iraqi forces had regained full control of the border with…
Iraq PM Abadi defends role of Iran-backed militias
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi defended the role of an Iranian-backed paramilitary force at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday in Baghdad.