US forces fully withdraw from the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq, with the Iraqi army now assuming full control of the strategic facility.

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Haibat al-Halbousi says at least 44 candidates have applied to run for the country’s presidency.

Prime Minister al-Sudani lauds the "decisive and fateful" roles of the late Iranian Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Iraq’s victory over the Daesh terrorist organization.

The deputy commander of Iraq’s Joint Operations Command (JOC) says the US-led coalition forces will withdraw from Ain al-Assad Airbase in the western Anbar province and hand it over to the country’s security forces next week.

Newly disclosed government files show that the former British prime minister intervened to prevent civilian or international prosecution of British soldiers involved in the death of Baha Mousa.

Iraqi lawmakers have elected Haibat Al-Halbousi as speaker of the country’s parliament at its first session following November’s national election.

Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad Mohammad Kazem Alesadeq says the Islamic Republic has identified American reconnaissance flights using Iraqi airspace to spy on Iranian territory.