Iraq end 30-year wait for World Cup with 2-1 win over Bolivia
Goals from Ali Al-Hamadi and Aymen Hussein send Iraq to their first FIFA World Cup since 1986.

Goals from Ali Al-Hamadi and Aymen Hussein send Iraq to their first FIFA World Cup since 1986.









While Trump has talked about diplomacy, fears of a ground invasion in Iran loom as US troops arrive in the region.

Thick plumes of smoke rise over Mosul after air strikes targeted sites belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces.
Iraq turning into ‘expanding battleground’ in war, which began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Iraqi authorities say a US air strike on a military site in Anbar killed seven soldiers and wounded 13.

The US killed seven Iraqi soldiers in a strike in Iraq as it targeted the Popular Mobilisation Forces.
Police source tells Al Jazeera attack hits positions of the Iran-aligned PMF, which the US has increasingly targeted.
Iran, Israel, and the Gulf face new missiles and drones as the US signals military escalation and openness to a deal.
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Video shows a large explosion and fire at a high-rise building in Erbil reportedly near the US Consulate.
Iraqi government says it plans to deliver ‘formal notes of protest’ amid recent strikes tied to US-Israeli war on Iran.