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Baghdad booze bombings: Islamic vice squads or turf war?
Dec 16, 2020 (AFP)
But there may be a bigger story behind the Baghdad booze bombings, as some suspect turf wars for control of the lucrative niche trade in the Muslim majority cou...
Iraqi activist shot dead in Baghdad
Dec 15, 2020 (AFP)
Salah al-Iraqi was well-known for his active role in the rallies that erupted in Iraq's capital and the Shiite-majority south last year, slamming the government...
Iraq 'shrine factions' look to peel away from Hashed
Dec 12, 2020 (AFP)
The growing fissure pits the vast Iran-aligned wing of the Hashed al-Shaabi network against four factions linked to the shrines of Iraq's twin holy cities, Karb...
Two coalition convoys hit in Iraq: security sources
Dec 10, 2020 (AFP)
They mark the first time coalition convoys have been hit by improvised explosive devices since mid-October, when pro-Iran factions announced they would indefini...
Pope defends Christian presence in Iraq, Syria
Dec 10, 2020 (AFP)
"My thoughts go notably to the people who had to leave their homes to escape the horrors of war, in search of a better life," the pontiff said in a video messag...
Pope plans historic visit to Iraq
Dec 07, 2020 (AFP)
The 83-year-old pope has long spoken of his desire to visit the Middle Eastern country, where two decades of conflict has taken a heavy toll on Christian commun...
In Iraq's Mosul, wholesale market revives trade legacy
Dec 05, 2020 (AFP)
The northern city was a commercial hub for centuries, strategically located along transport routes linking Baghdad to the south, Syria to the west, Turkey furth...
Iraqis renew protests in solidarity after violence
Dec 04, 2020 (AFP)
On November 27, followers of militiaman-turned-cleric Moqtada Sadr turned out in a show of force in the Iraqi capital, southern hotspot of Nasiriyah and other c...
In Iraq, virus revives traumas of IS survivors
Dec 03, 2020 (AFP)
Zedan had lost several relatives when the Islamic State group stormed into Sinjar, the rugged heartland of the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq's northwest. Th...
US embassy in Baghdad draws down diplomats: Iraq officials
Dec 02, 2020 (AFP)
Washington has been outraged by the dozens of rocket attacks and roadside bombs targeting its mission and other US military installations across Iraq over the l...
Thousands protest in Iraq as death toll from clashes rises
Nov 30, 2020 (AFP)
Ridha al-Rikaby was hit in the head by a bullet on Friday when followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr clashed with young demonstrators in Nasiriyah's Habboubi ...
Defiant protesters hit streets in south Iraq for second day
Nov 28, 2020 (AFP)
Tensions were high in several Iraqi cities, a day after clashes between the dwindling members of the October 2019 anti-government protest movement and supporter...
Tens of thousands of Sadr supporters pack Iraqi capital
Nov 27, 2020 (AFP)
Despite the novel coronavirus pandemic, they gathered shoulder-to-shoulder for noon Muslim prayers in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, spilling out into the surrounding...
Iraq arrests IS 'administrative chief' at Baghdad airport
Nov 23, 2020 (AFP)
The man, known as Abu Naba, was detained in October as he was "getting into a taxi, just after landing in Baghdad", CTS spokesman Sabah al-Noaman told AFP. Desc...
Nightmare over but Iraqi Christians still dream of leaving
Nov 22, 2020 (AFP)
"This is a safe space," says Mariam, a 17-year-old Chaldean Catholic among the few dozen attending the service. Elderly women pray solemnly, their hair covered ...
Mourning after IS attack kills 10 north of Iraqi capital
Nov 22, 2020 (AFP)
Salahaddin province north of Baghdad, the site of the bloodshed, declared three days of mourning. The attackers first hit a civilian car with a roadside bomb la...
US general: Iraq government wants continuing US presence
Nov 19, 2020 (AFP)
Central Command Commander General Kenneth McKenzie told a conference that the continuing US presence has successfully limited the activities of Iran and the Isl...
As more US troops leave Iraq, pro-Iran factions take their shot
Nov 18, 2020 (AFP)
Just as the US was announcing it would further shrink its roughly 3,000-strong force, a volley of rockets targeted the American diplomatic compound in Baghdad l...
Iraq's Yazidis crown new spiritual leader
Nov 18, 2020 (AFP)
Ali Alyas was formally named as the Yazidi "Baba Sheikh," the title for the religious guide of the esoteric community ravaged by the Islamic State group in 2014...
Hundreds of Iraqi prisoners risk 'imminent' execution: UN
Nov 17, 2020 (AFP)
"I call on the Iraqi authorities to halt any further executions," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in a statement. "I am deeply conc...
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