Hamza Mustafa

Hamza Mustafa
Arab World Iraqi soldiers deployed along a concrete barrier stretching across parts of the border with Syria. (Security media)

Iraq Forms Security Crisis Cell to Coordinate with Syria

Iraq has established a “security crisis cell” to coordinate with Syria’s new administration, a government source revealed. While the Iraqi military denied…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World An Iraqi walks down a street in Baghdad, passing by a portrait of Moqtada al-Sadr wearing the military uniform of Saraya al-Salam (AFP)

Iraq’s Sadr Bans his Movement’s Armed Wing from Using Weapons

Iraqi cleric and leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, has prohibited his followers and members of his armed faction, Saraya al-Salam, from using…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani listens during a meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Washington. (AP)

Baghdad, Washington Coordinate to Confront ‘Concerning’ Regional Developments

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held lengthy telephone talks on Sunday to discuss regional developments as…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 14, 2025. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via Reuters)

Syria FM’s Visit to Iraq Paves Way for New Chapter in Ties

Iraqi observers have said that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani's recent visit to Baghdad will open a new chapter in relations between the neighbors…

Hamza Mustafa
Arab World Al-Sudani alongside PMF Chairman Faleh Al-Fayyadh and Chief of Staff “Abu Fadak” (Archive - Government Media)

Iraqi PM Suspends Popular Mobilization Forces Retirement Law

The Iraqi government has withdrawn the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Retirement Law from Parliament, pending amendments to reduce the number of PMF members…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Vehicles drive in a flooded street following heavy rains in Duhok, in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region, on March 10, 2025. (Photo by Ismael ADNAN / AFP)

Waltz, Al-Sudani Stress Commitment to Stable US-Iraqi Relations

Nearly one week after Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received a phone call from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the PM spoke on Monday with US…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Vehicles drive during heavy rainfall in Baghdad, Iraq, March 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Iraq Turns to Gulf for Alternative to Gas from Iran

Baghdad said on Saturday it had not officially received the United States’ decision to rescind a waiver that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity. …

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A view of the Baiji gas power station in Iraq. (Government media)

Iraq Halts Gas Imports from Iran

The US State Department welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's commitment to respecting sanctions imposed on Iran. Iraq will end on Saturday…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)