Iraqi National Intelligence Service

April 21, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Operation Economic Fury Turns Its Attention to Iraq

After weathering weeks of attacks from Iran-backed militias in Iraq, the United States designated seven leaders of these terror groups on April 17, asserting, “These militias operate with near impunity,...

April 7, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Iraq’s Emboldened Terror Groups

Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist, was kidnapped off the streets of Baghdad on March 31 and is now a bargaining chip for the militia that took her. It’s a tragedy on replay....

March 25, 2026 | Bridget Toomey, Ahmad Sharawi

Iraqi Security Institutions: The Latest Victims of Tehran’s Iraqi Proxies

The Iraqi government may not care about protecting Americans from Tehran’s militias, but it should certainly care about protecting its own citizens. Amidst bombardments against American assets in...

March 24, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

6 Kurdistan Regional Government soldiers killed in Iranian attack on northern Iraq

On March 24, six members of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Peshmerga forces were killed in an attack in northern Iraq. According to the local Rudaw Media Network, they were killed when...

March 23, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Iran and proxies continue attacking regional airports, energy facilities, military bases, and residential areas (March 20-23 updates)

Between March 20 and March 23, Iran and its allied militias continued launching drones, missiles, and rockets against Arab countries. The attacks targeted energy infrastructure, airports, military bases,...