Hamza Mustafa

Hamza Mustafa
Arab World The Khor Mor gas field after a rocket attack near Chamchamal, in Sulaymaniyah province, Iraq, November 27, 2025. (Reuters)

Attack on Khor Mor Gas Field Increases Pressure on Baghdad over Armed Factions

Wednesday’s attack on the Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq has piled pressure on the country to deal with armed factions. Iraqi authorities have pledged to…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World The Kormor gas field after a missile attack near Jamjamal in Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Reuters). 

Washington Warns Iraqi Factions after Strike on Kormor Gas Field

Energy supplies across the Kurdistan Region were severely disrupted after gas flows from the Kormor field in Sulaymaniyah province were halted following a…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World US President Donald Trump and US Special Envoy to Iraq Mark Savaya. (X)

US Rejects ‘Foreign Interference’ in Iraq Govt Formation Process

The United States has made its position clear on Iraq’s government formation efforts, explicitly saying that it rejects foreign meddling in the process. US…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (AP)

Rifts Deepen Within Iraq’s Coordination Framework Over Next Prime Minister

Iraqi political forces that have won seats in the recent parliamentary elections are moving to lay the groundwork for forming the next federal government. …

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World  Election workers count ballots as they close a polling station, during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP)

‘Saddam Hussein’ Wins Parliament Seat in Iraq after his Disqualification Is Overturned

Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced that it has overturned the disqualification of a candidate, called Saddam Hussein al-Naimi, from…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Kurdistan Democratic Party leader Masoud Barzani (Rudaw Network)

Barzani Says Armed Factions Stronger Than the State in Iraq, Lebanon

Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said the Iraqi presidency carries symbolic weight for the Kurds under a political convention in place since 2005, and argued that…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani with Defense Minister Thabet al-Abbasi and Army Chief of Staff General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah (Archive–Prime Minister’s Office)

US Warns Baghdad Against Armed Faction Interference in Planned Operations

Just two days after a US message reassured Baghdad about the future of bilateral relations, the Iraqi government appears to have received its sternest warning…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A woman walks past a banner depicting political candidates from a rival bloc, competing for a seat in the Iraqi parliament, days before the parliamentary elections, in Old Mosul, northern Iraq, on October 28, 2025. (EPA)

Trump Envoy Says Wants Iraq Free of Iran’s ‘Malign’ Interference

US President Donald Trump’s new envoy to Iraq Mark Savaya has outlined the nature of his mission, stirring controversy and debate in the country as it gears up…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)