Iraq’s top Shiite cleric called Friday for parliamentary elections “as soon as possible” to ease the political crisis gripping the country since anti-government protests erupted four months ago. His ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday that creating a conducive environment for elections in Iraq later this year includes tackling Iran-backed militias, Iran's destabilizing ...

UN officials, moving cautiously, are poised to take on a critical role in helping to determine a path toward a transition of power in Iraq. Conditioned on security circumstances, a UN team is to head ...

(CNN) — Iraqis voted Saturday in their first parliamentary elections since the defeat of ISIS last year, with the economy, jobs, security and corruption high on the list of voters' concerns as the ...

While the election campaign is in full swing elsewhere in Iraq, the country’s displaced camps holding hundreds of thousands of people barely register on the radars of those running for office. In ...