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12th century prayer room found under mosque in Iraq's Mosul
Jan 18, 2022 (AFP)
The mosque, which along with its iconic leaning minaret was severely damaged by IS during the battle to dislodge the jihadists from Mosul in 2017, has been unde...
As Shiite rivals jostle in Iraq, Sunni and Kurdish parties targeted
Jan 18, 2022 (AFP)
In recent days, unknown attackers have hurled grenades at Kurdish and Sunni targets including political party offices and a lawmaker's home -- groups that could...
Three wounded in Iraq rocket attack: security source
Jan 13, 2022 (AFP)
"Three rockets were fired towards the Green Zone," a high-ranking Iraqi official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that two of the wounded were childre...
Iraq Shiite divide makes forging government tough task
Jan 11, 2022 (AFP)
In multi-confessional and multi-ethnic Iraq, the formation of governments has involved complex negotiations ever since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator...
Iraq assembly holds fiery first session, but government still far off
Jan 09, 2022 (AFP)
Sadr, 47, who once led an anti-US militia and who has a large and dedicated following, is expected to have the key say in who will serve as the next prime minis...
Gunmen in Iraq wound two trying to stop Soleimani memorial
Jan 08, 2022 (AFP)
Soleimani, who headed the Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, was killed on January 3, 2020 in a US drone strike in the Iraqi...
US-led coalition comes under fire in Iraq and Syria
Jan 05, 2022 (AFP)
The surge of attacks targeting bases used by the coalition comes as Tehran and its Middle East allies held emotional commemorations marking the second anniversa...
Iraq's pro-Iran Hashed take centre stage in soft power play
Jan 05, 2022 (AFP)
Dubbed the "biggest theatrical production in Iraq", the pro-Iran Hashed -- integrated into government forces in 2019 -- has sought a captive audience in souther...
US-led coalition in Iraq targeted 2 years after Soleimani killing
Jan 03, 2022 (AFP)
The incident, which was not claimed by any group, came two years after a US drone strike near the airport killed Iran's revered General Qassem Soleimani and his...
Iraqi judiciary says bad intel behind deadly operation
Jan 03, 2022 (AFP)
The intelligence was provided by an informant who had "family disputes" with one of the victims, the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement reported...
Victims turned activists: Iraqi women battle abuse
Jan 02, 2022 (AFP)
After she was forced into marriage by family pressure, Azhar, 56, battled in court for almost a decade to divorce the man who would beat her up. "I believed I w...
Iraqi minister sacks local police chief after deadly operation
Dec 31, 2021 (AFP)
The operation, details of which remain unclear, took place Thursday when rapid intervention units and intelligence forces sought to storm a house in the village...
Years after war, health sector ailing in Iraq's Mosul
Dec 30, 2021 (AFP)
"At public hospitals, we have to pay for everything," said Shaker. "As soon as we arrived, we paid for the medicine, bandages, the anaesthesia." But for the pas...
New Iraq parliament to open on January 9
Dec 30, 2021 (AFP)
In multi-confessional and multi-ethnic Iraq, the formation of governments has involved complex negotiations ever since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator...
Iraq vote victor Sadr meets pro-Iran rivals
Dec 29, 2021 (AFP)
The October 10 vote was rejected by the Fatah (Conquest) Alliance, the political arm of the pro-Tehran Hashed, but Iraq's top court on Monday dismissed their al...
Young Iraqi film students tell their own stories from Mosul
Dec 29, 2021 (AFP)
Mosul still bears the scars of the brutal reign of the Islamic State group, who overran the northern Iraqi city in 2014 and imposed their ultra-conservative int...
IS extremists murder Iraqi police officer
Dec 29, 2021 (AFP)
A low-level IS insurgency continues to disrupt efforts to restore stability to Iraq, which is scarred by years of warfare and unrest. The militant group had rel...
Iraq's top court rejects fraud claims, ratifies election results
Dec 27, 2021 (AFP)
The long-awaited ruling will allow parliament to meet and pave the way for the election of a president who will then appoint a prime minister tasked with formin...
New chapter for Baghdad's book street
Dec 25, 2021 (AFP)
In a city where explosions once could mean only one thing -- violence -- colourful fireworks lit up the sky during festivities organised by Baghdad municipality...
Governor of Iraq's Najaf resigns after protests
Dec 24, 2021 (AFP)
Louai al-Yasseri resigned from his leadership in Najaf, in central Iraq, a day after the governor of Nasiriyah province in the south quit following the violent ...
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