US Special Envoy for Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi discussed Baghdad’s ongoing efforts to place all weapons under exclusive state control, according to a joint st…

Visit signals reset in ties as Washington pushes for militias to be disarmed

Disarming and reining in Iran-aligned militia groups has been a point of contention between Washington and Baghdad

US Special Envoy for Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi discussed Baghdad’s ongoing efforts to place all weapons under exclusive state control,…

US envoy Tom Barrack met Iraq’s leadership in Baghdad, discussing security, militias, and economic cooperation as Washington pushes a “new direction” in bilateral ties.