Hamza Mustafa

Hamza Mustafa
Arab World Some Iraqis with disabilities were among the victims of the crackdown on the 2019 Tishreen protests (Reuters)

Victims of Iraq’s Tishreen Protests Prepare to Sue Badr Organization Leader

Reactions continued to mount in Iraq over controversial remarks by Badr Organization leader Hadi al-Amiri about the involvement of armed factions in…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Members of Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah carry the group’s flag in central Baghdad. (File photo - AFP)

Iraq’s Maliki Joins Chorus Rejecting Militia Disarmament

State of Law Coalition leader Nouri al-Maliki has joined a growing chorus of critics of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government program, unanimously…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A soldier from the US-led anti-ISIS coalition. (AFP file)

Baghdad Says Committed to Completing US Troop Withdrawal by End of Sept.

Baghdad remains committed to the upcoming September 30 deadline to end the military presence of international coalition forces in Iraq, sources said. Media…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets US Chargé d’Affaires Joshua Harris. (Iraqi Government media)

Harris Ends Baghdad Posting, Iran Expert Eyed as Successor

US Chargé d’Affaires Joshua Harris wrapped up his mission in Iraq with a final meeting with Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, as Baghdad-Washington ties enter a new…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
World Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi attends a Coordination Framework meeting in Baghdad. (INA)

Iranian Messages Seek to Defuse Iraq Dispute Over Armed Factions

Iran has urged leaders of Iraq’s Coordination Framework to contain a dispute over armed factions’ weapons and avoid a confrontation with groups that may refuse…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World  Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf (R) attends a ceremony marking 40 days since the burial of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Karbala, central Iraq, Aug. 20, 2026. (AFP)

Iran's Qalibaf Urges Baghdad to Break Economic Dependence on Washington

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibafon Friday urged Baghdad to reduce its reliance on the dollar and draw up what he called a “precise roadmap”…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi Parliament Speaker Haibat al-Halbousi with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at the entrance to parliament (parliament website)

Sources: Ghalibaf’s Baghdad Visit Fell Short of All Objectives

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Thursday backed Iraq’s push to bring weapons under state control amid a Sept. 30 deadline. Ghalibaf…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World This handout photograph taken and released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office on August 19, 2026 shows Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (L) and Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi during their meeting in Baghdad. (Photo by Iraq's Prime Minister Media Office / AFP)

Ghalibaf Discusses Iranian Plan in Baghdad to ‘Hide’ Faction Weapons

Iran is pushing proposals to avert a confrontation between Iraq’s government and Tehran-aligned armed factions over their weapons, with Parliament Speaker…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)