Populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States, has all but won Iraq�s parliamentary election, the electoral commission said, in a surprise turn of fortune for the Shi�ite leader.

For the first time since driving out Islamic State, Iraqis go to the polls on Saturday in an election that will shape attempts to heal the country�s deep divisions and could shift the regional balance of power.

The U.S.-led coalition signaled on Monday the end of major combat operations against Islamic State in Iraq by announcing the �deactivation� of its land forces command headquarters.

United in their fight against Saddam Hussein�s oppression for decades, Iraq�s Shi�ites have become deeply fragmented and disillusioned with their leaders after 15 years in power.

A conman jailed for selling fake bomb detectors to war-torn countries including Bahrain and Iraq has had more than two years added to his prison sentence after failing to pay back �1.8m of his ill-gotten gains.

The Iraqi air force on Thursday carried out a "deadly raid" against positions of the Islamic State group in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said.

Ten people were killed and 14 wounded when explosive devices went off at a funeral for Sunni Muslim tribal fighters in the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat on Thursday, the town�s leader said.

A suicide attack targeting a political party headquarters in western Iraq has killed four people and injured seven others, including a candidate in polls set for May, officials said Sunday.

Fifteen years ago, Abu Ali was thrilled to see American soldiers enter Baghdad. "The tyrant is finished," he remembers saying, imagining a bright future for Iraq without Saddam Hussein.

Iraq exported 3.453 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil from its southern ports in March, slightly above the February average, the oil ministry said on Sunday.

Iraq�s armed forces have instructions to prevent �foreign fighters� from launching cross-border attacks on Turkey, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi told his Turkish counterpart, Binali Yildirim.

Perched atop a mound of rubble, Abdelsattar al-Hibbu surveyed what remained of his second-floor office: twisted iron and centuries-old stone reduced to dust by an airstrike.

Bahraini ambassador to Baghdad Salah Al-Maliki said that there are concerted efforts by the Iraqi Ministry of Interior to hand over Bahraini wanted residing in Iraq to Bahraini government.

FIFA lifted its three-decade ban on Iraq hosting international football on Friday with the cities of Erbil, Basra and Karbala given the go-ahead to stage official matches.

All personnel aboard a U.S. military helicopter carrying American service members were killed in a crash in western Iraq, the U.S. Central Command said on Friday.

A US military helicopter crashed in western Iraq with seven people on board, U.S. officials said late on Thursday.

Iraq�s oil ministry on Thursday called on companies to invest in a project to build a 70,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery in the western province of Anbar.

Iraq�s President Fuad Masum is refusing to approve the 2018 budget because of �legal and constitutional violations�, his legal adviser told Reuters on Tuesday.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi agreed to lift a ban on international air traffic to the Kurdistan Region on Tuesday, in a decree which said international flights could resume within one week.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi issued a decree on Thursday formalizing the inclusion of Shi�ite paramilitary groups in the country�s security forces.