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Haider al-Abadi

Haider al-Abadi is the current Iraqi Prime Minister.

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Iraqi woman at a protest in Basra

Killings of women in Iraq spark outrage

Several prominent female figures have been killed in Iraq. Is the government doing enough to protect women?
Human RightsOctober 2, 2018
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Rival factions struggle for power in Iraq

Two parliamentary alliances are jousting to get a majority in Iraq, with PM Haider al-Abadi hoping to sideline rivals.
PoliticsSeptember 4, 2018
People protest over poor public services in Najaf, Iraq

Iraq's electricity minister fired after weeks of protests

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidir al-Abadi has sacked his electricity minister after demonstrations against power shortages.
PoliticsJuly 29, 2018
Iraqi riot police prevent protesters from storming the provincial council building during a demonstration in Basra

Protests spread from Basra across southern Iraq

Burgeoning protests in Iraq against corruption and poor services represent a major challenge and risk boiling over.
PoliticsJuly 15, 2018
An Iraqi man casts his vote in the May elections

Iraq amends law to allow ballot recount

The recount comes following widespread allegations of fraud in the May parliamentary elections.
PoliticsJune 7, 2018
Supporters hold a banner with the picture of Muqtada al-Sadr in a spontaneous rally after preliminary results were anounce

Election upset? Iraqi PM trails firebrand

Muqtada al-Sadr emerged as the unexpected frontrunner. The cleric has had a strained relationship with the US.
PoliticsMay 14, 2018
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Iraqi PM al-Abadi announces bid for re-election

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will attempt to form a cross-secretarian "victory alliance" as he seeks re-election.
PoliticsJanuary 14, 2018
Kurdish protesters running through the streets of Sulaimaniyah

Protests rage in Iraqi Kurdistan

Three people have been killed and 80 injured as protests over austerity and unpaid salaries intensify.
PoliticsDecember 19, 2017
French President Macron meets with Iraqi Kurdistan's PM Barzani in Paris

Macron backs Iraq talks after Kurd concessions

France's Emmanuel Macron has called for government talks and vowed to preserve the rights of the Kurdish people.
PoliticsDecember 2, 2017
Flags of Kurdistan and Iraq

Iraq's top court says secessions unconstitutional

The ruling comes more than a month after the Kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence in a disputed referendum.
PoliticsNovember 6, 2017
Masoud Barzani

Iraqi Kurdistan President Barzani to step down

Masoud Barzani's decision comes amid an escalating row with Baghdad over Kurdish independence.
PoliticsOctober 29, 2017
Irak Masud Barzani, Präsident der Autonomen Region Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdistan's president near ouster?

Regional president Masoud Barzani has written to parliament amid speculation that he made quit.
PoliticsOctober 28, 2017
Irak Erbil International Airport in irakische Kurdistan

Iraq imposes flight ban on Kurdish airports

Iraq is trying to force Kurdish leaders to annul a vote for independence.
PoliticsSeptember 29, 2017
Irak Referendum der Kurden

Iraq’s Kurds vote 'yes' to independence – official results

The results followed Iraq's demand that Monday's vote be annulled.
PoliticsSeptember 27, 2017
Irak Kurden stimmen über Unabhängigkeit ab

Curfew in Kirkuk after Iraqi Kurds vote

Authorities in the northern city of Kirkuk impose a curfew as jubilant Kurds celebrate a referendum on independence.
PoliticsSeptember 25, 2017
Kurdish people attend a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Duhuk, Iraq

Erdogan demands Iraqi Kurds call off referendum

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Iraqi Kurds to call off an independence referendum.
PoliticsSeptember 20, 2017
A Kurdistan flag waving in Erbil

Iraqi court suspends Kurdistan independence vote

The semi-autonomous Kurdish region plans to hold the referendum on September 25.
PoliticsSeptember 18, 2017
An IS propaganda video shows four veiled women holding guns

German IS bride could face death penalty in Iraq

Iraq's prime minister has said the courts will decide whether Linda W. will face the death penalty for her role in IS.
Law and JusticeSeptember 17, 2017
Federal police drive an armored car through the Old City of Mosul

Iraqi PM declares Mosul victory over IS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced victory over the Islamic State in the northern city of Mosul.
ConflictsJuly 9, 2017
F-16 kampfjet US-Luftwaffe

Iraqi jets hit targets in Syria for first time

The Iraqi air force has bombed the 'IS' positions across the Syrian border as retribution for attacks in Baghdad.
ConflictsFebruary 24, 2017
Irak Bagdad Demonstration für Afrah Shawqi al-Qaisi

Iraqi journalist freed week after kidnapping

Iraqi journalist Afrah Shawqi al-Qaisi has been released after apparently being abducted by government forces last week.
ConflictsJanuary 4, 2017
Irak Besuch Francois Hollande, Präsident Frankreich & Fuad Masum, Präsident Irak

France's Hollande meets with troops in Iraq

French President Hollande has arrived in Iraq to visit with troops taking part in a US-led coalition against IS.
ConflictsJanuary 2, 2017
Irak Mossul Militäroffensive gegen IS

The Battle for Mosul: Final Blow for IS?

Iraq has launched a major offensive to retake control of Mosul. Is it the beginning of the end of IS?
PoliticsOctober 20, 201625:59 min
Irak Mossul Offensive der Regierungstrupen gegen IS

Operation to retake Mosul begins: Iraqi PM

Iraq's prime minister has announced the start of the operation to retake the city of Mosul from IS militants.
ConflictsOctober 17, 2016
Peshmerga fighters outside Mosul

Iraqi Kurds claim advances against IS near Mosul

Iraqi Kurdish forces have recaptured six villages from the so-called "Islamic State" (IS).
August 14, 2016
Irak Bagdad US Verteidigungsminister Ash Carter und Iraks Verteidigungsminister Khaled al-Obeidi

US to boost troop numbers in Iraq

Carter has announced the US will send 560 more troops to Iraq to prepare for an Iraqi-led recapture of IS-held Mosul.
July 11, 2016
Iraqi soldiers gather during a military operation on the outskirts of Makhmour, south of Mosul

Iraqi forces seize airbase from 'IS'

The Iraqi army has recaptured an airbase key to retaking Mosul from the militant "Islamic State" group.
July 9, 2016
Irak Falludscha Kampf gegen IS

Iraqi forces say Fallujah 'fully liberated'

Iraqi troops say they have cleared out the last "Islamic State" (IS) resistance and ended the battle in Fallujah.
June 26, 2016
Irak Kämpfe um Falludscha

Iraqi PM reports control of Fallujah

The Iraqi PM has claimed the center of the city of Fallujah has been retaken from IS militants.
June 18, 2016
Irak Kämpfe um Falludscha

Iraqi troops control most of Fallujah

Although Iraq's prime minister has announced the city's "liberation," the US said there is still more fighting to do.
June 17, 2016
Irak Offensive zur Rückeroberung der Stadt Falludscha

Iraq declares Fallujah offensive

Baghdad has confirmed a new military campaign to recapture the city after two years under 'IS' control.
May 23, 2016

Curfew imposed in Baghdad

The Iraqi military has imposed a curfew in the city's heavily secured Green Zone after demonstrators stormed the area.
May 20, 2016
Irak US-Vizepräsident Joe Biden Ankunft in Bagdad

US VP Biden makes surprise Iraq visit

Biden's visit was aimed at helping Iraqi leaders resolve a political crisis affecting the country's fight against IS.
April 28, 2016
Protesters in Baghdad

Protesters press for reform in Iraq

Tens of thousands of protesters have thronged central Baghdad to demand a vote on a new government.
April 26, 2016
A portrait of al-Abadi

Iraq's prime minister presents new cabinet list

Amid widespread allegations of corruption, the head of government has proposed new members for his cabinet.
March 31, 2016
Conflict Zone Haider al-Abadi

Haider al-Abadi on Conflict Zone

Has Iraq become ungovernable? This week on DW's Conflict Zone is the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
PoliticsFebruary 17, 201625:55 min
Conflict Zone Haider al-Abadi

Haider al-Abadi on DW's 'Conflict Zone'

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi wants to fight the so-called 'Islamic State,' corruption and the Sunni-Shia rift.
February 17, 2016
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi during a press conference.

Iraq PM Haider al-Abadi visits Ramadi

The city was on Monday liberated by the Iraqi forces from the so-called "Islamic State" group in a major victory.
December 29, 2015
An Iraqi soldier holds a national flag in the government complex in central Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq, after military forces retook the city from Islamic State militants

Iraq PM vows to free whole country from 'IS'

Reveling in the liberation of Ramadi, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi vows to sweep IS out of Iraq in 2016.
December 28, 2015
Steinmeier and al-Abadi

Iraq asks Germany for help against IS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has asked German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier for assistance in Iraq.
December 7, 2015
Irak Peschmerga-Kämpfer bei Mossul

Iraq summons Turkish envoy over troops

Turkey committed a 'hostile act' by deploying troops to northern Iraq, said the Foreign Ministry in Baghdad.
December 5, 2015
Irak Premier Haider al-Abadi

Iraq: US troops 'not needed' against IS

Iraq's premier rejects foreign troops to fight "Islamic State" militants after US says special ops to expand in Iraq.
December 2, 2015
Iraqi parliament

Iraqi parliament limits prime minister's power

Members of Iraq's parliament have voted to prevent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi from acting unilaterally.
November 2, 2015
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Iraqi PM Abadi removes 123 officials

Iraq's prime minister has dismissed dozens of high profile government officials in a bid to fight corruption.
September 9, 2015
Irak Anbar Provinz Militär Flüchtlinge Mai 2015

Two Iraqi army generals killed by 'IS' suicide bomb

A suicide bomber in an explosives-rigged vehicle has killed two Iraqi generals and three others north of Ramadi.
August 27, 2015
Haider al-Abadi

Iraqi PM al-Abadi slashes cabinet, cuts ministries

This came as part of a major push to implement political reforms in the face of protests against corruption.
August 16, 2015

Iraq army commanders to face trial

The Iraqi PM has approved the court martial of several top commanders for withdrawing from Ramadi last year.
August 16, 2015
Irak Premier Haider al-Abadi

Iraq PM fires senior cabinet officials

Iraqi head of government Haider al-Abadi has dismissed his cabinet secretary during a large reform drive.
August 12, 2015
Symbolbild Irak Kabinett Diskussion Parlament

Iraqi parliament approves reforms

The Iraqi parliament has approved a reform program put forth by the prime minister following mass protests.
August 11, 2015
NATO berät über Lage der Türkei

NATO urges Turkey's military to tread carefully

NATO members have called on Turkey not to use excessive force in clashes with insurgency groups along its border.
July 29, 2015