The Iraqi News Agency (INA), (Arabic: وكالة الأنباء العراقية) was established in March 1959 during the era of Abdul Karim Qasim and headquartered in Baghdad.

[3] The Iraqi News Agency (INA) once had employed 320 editorial, technical and administrative staff and had 48 offices and correspondents in Arab and foreign countries.

[2] "INA transmitted bulletins in Arabic and English 14 hours a day and is virtually the only source of news for the media.

As with other media content, the news gathered and disseminated by INA is mobilized as propaganda supporting Iraqi political leadership.

[4] As a whole, the Iraqi  News Agency (INA) functioned as a propaganda tool for Saddam’s government during his time.