Iraq

• Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats - Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a former prime minister, was nominated to lead Iraq once again, but President Trump said he would cut U.S. support if that went ahead.
• Iraq's former PM who helped fuel ISIS makes unlikely comeback - Nouri al-Maliki let ISIS take over a third of Iraq in 2014. He spent years in the political wilderness, but now he is angling for a third term as prime minister.
• Baghdad says it will prosecute Islamic State militants being moved from Syria to Iraq - Baghdad will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention camps in neighboring Syria to Iraq under a U.S.-brokered deal, Iraq said Sunday. The announcement from Iraq’s highes
• Baghdad has no reason to send forces to Iran amid protests, Iraqi scholar tells 'Post' - According to some media outlets, including Iran International, thousands of Iraqi militiamen have already crossed into Iran to help Tehran suppress the ongoing protests. “There is no interest or justification for the Iraqi government to sen
• Iraq takes full control of air base after US withdrawal, defence ministry says - BAGHDAD, Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. forces have withdrawn from Iraq's Ain al-Asad Airbase, which housed U.S.-led forces in Western Iraq, and the Iraqi army has assumed full control, the Iraqi defence
• Reports: Shiite militias assisted Iran protest crackdown - Foreign militias were also reportedly involved in the recent violent suppression of the mass protests in Iran that are feared to have left many thousands dead and injured. Over the past 10 days, members of Shiite militias from Lebanon were
• Kurdish separatist group claims to have mounted ‘armed operations' in Iran to defend protesters - An Iranian Kurdish separatist group in Iraq said it has launched attacks on Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in recent days in retaliation for Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests. Members of the National Army of Kurdistan, the ar
• U.S. freezes new immigrant visas for 75 countries: See the full list - The U.S. said Wednesday it will pause issuing immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries over concerns that they may use public assistance in the future.
• Peace Is Unraveling - As states disregard limits on the lawful use of force, this may be just the beginning of a slide into frequent war.
• Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-Winning War Correspondent, Dies at 91 - He won the prestigious award for his daring coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press, and went on to cover conflicts for CNN for nearly two decades.