Iraq
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Drought affects Iraqi Kurdish farmers as Lake Dukan recedes
Jul 26, 2022Farmers in Iraqi Kurdistan who want to irrigate their crops risk having their economic lifeblood cut off when Lake Dukan’s waters decrease and Iranian dams upstream stop the flow. Farming close to the lovely lake is... -
Iraq’s National Museum reopens after three-year closure
Mar 9, 2022After a three-year closure owing to the Covid-19 outbreak and political upheaval, Iraq’s National Museum reopened to the public on Monday. Treasures from the neo-Assyrian empire, as well as 9th century Islamic antiques, were reintroduced to... -
Young Iraqi film students tell their own stories from Mosul
Jan 1, 2022A proud student of a nascent film school in Mosul’s Old City cries “action!” as a budding Iraqi filmmaker yells “action!” as an actress clambers over wreckage in Mosul’s Old City. Mosul is still scarred by... -
Five people were killed by IS in a raid near a village in northern Iraq
Dec 6, 2021In an attack in Qara Salem village in northern Iraq, Islamic State militants murdered four Peshmerga troops and a civilian, as well as injuring six others, according to security sources. In a statement, the Ministry of... -
Iran urges ‘vigilance’ after drone attack on Iraqi PM
Nov 8, 2021Iran condemned a drone strike on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi on Sunday, calling for “vigilance to foil plans aimed at the country’s security and development.” Said Khatibzadeh, a spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, blamed... -
US condemns attack on Iraq PM as ‘apparent act of terrorism’
Nov 7, 2021The US condemned a drone strike on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi on Saturday, describing it as a “apparent act of terrorism.” “We are relieved to discover that the Prime Minister has not been injured. This... -
Polling stations open for Iraq election
Oct 10, 2021Polls started Sunday in Iraq for legislative elections being held a year early as a concession to a popular protest movement that erupted in 2019 due to frustration with corruption and deteriorating public services. Observers expect... -
Armed drones attacked Erbil International Airport in Iraq
Sep 12, 2021Armed drones attacked Erbil international airport, which lies near the US consulate in this northern Iraq city, Kurdish security forces said in a statement Saturday. “There are no victims in the attack carried out by two... -
Islamic State jihadist attack kills 13 Iraqi police
Sep 5, 2021According to medical and security officials, thirteen police officers were killed in an attack by the Islamic State group on a checkpoint outside Kirkuk in northern Iraq early Sunday. A senior Iraqi police officer told AFP... -
Biden to welcome weakened Iraq PM amid Iran hostility
Jul 26, 2021On Monday, US President Joe Biden met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi for the first time, in his first meeting with the weakened leader, whose allegiances are torn between the US ally and pro-Iran groups...