Iraqi Militias Crimes

A violent assassination of a prominent Iraqi reformist and critic of militia influence sent shockwaves across Iraqi political life on 15 October 2025, underscoring the ongoing dangers faced by civilians and political figures who challenge powerful armed groups operating outside formal state control.

A shocking and gruesome discovery has sent waves of anger through iraq after the body of a 24 year old sunni man was found brutally tortured mutilated and burned with a corrosive substancea shocking and gruesome discovery has sent waves of anger through iraq

A deadly clash between Iran‑backed militia fighters and Iraqi security forces erupted in Baghdad’s al‑Saydiya neighborhood this weekend, leaving a civilian dead and a police officer killed, in an incident that has shocked residents and highlighted the continuing danger posed by powerful armed groups operating outside full state control.

A civilian was killed when Kataib Hezbollah militia fighters clashed with Iraqi federal police in Baghdad’s Karkh district on 27 July 2025, exposing the brutal consequences of militia power struggles and ongoing insecurity in the capital.

A young civilian taxi driver was shot dead during a violent confrontation involving Kata’ib Hezbollah militia fighters — part of the Iran-aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) — in Baghdad’s Dora district on 27 July 2025, raising alarm over militia violence and the vulnerability of ordinary Iraqis amid armed faction clashes.