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Hisham al-Hashemi

Iraqi expert Hisham al-Hashemi speaking during an interview in Baghdad. (afp)

Experts say Hashemi killing could be start of new violent phase

US military

US sees smaller but continued US military presence in Iraq

Iraq

An Iraqi Federal Policeman stands guard while mourners load the flag-draped coffin of Hisham al-Hashemi during his funeral, July 7. (AP)

Kata’ib Hezbollah suspected in killing of Iraqi security analyst

Iraq

Vehicles of the Iraqi army at the entrance to the capital Baghdad’s suburb of Sadr City. (AFP)

Betting on the Iraqi army

Khairallah Khairallah

Iraqi

A file picture shows Iraqi counter-terrorism forces standing guard in front of the US embassy in the capital Baghdad. (AFP)

US conducts military exercise in Baghdad to ready for future attack

Iraq

A view shows the entrance to the town of Sheladize after the Turkish airstrikes, in the north of Dohuk province close to the Turkish border. (Reuters)

Iraq enforces border positions to prevent Turkish advance

Iran

Mourners attend a funeral procession for Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, the deputy head of Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi militia, last January. (DPA)

US sanctions, pandemic hit Iran’s funding for proxies in Iraq

Iraqi

A file picture shows Iraqi protesters walking past a Katai’b Hezbollah billboard during an anti-government demonstration. (AFP)

Kadhimi loses first round of showdown with Iran-backed militias

Iraq

Iraqi phlebotomists draw blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients at the blood bank of Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province. (AFP)

Pandemic threatens to spin out of control in Iraq's Nasiriyah

Hammam Latif-58682