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Lonely burials for coronavirus victims in Iraqi city of Najaf

26 Jul 2020

Every chapter of Iraq’s modern history can be seen in the sprawling cemetery of Wadi Al Salam outside the holy city of Najaf. Its sandy expanse is growing, this...

Baghdad airport reopens for commercial flights as Iraq coronavirus cases top 100,000

23 Jul 2020

Baghdad International Airport reopened for scheduled commercial flights on Thursday after months of closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit Iraq especially hard in recent weeks. The country...

Iraqi expert on armed groups shot dead in Baghdad

07 Jul 2020

An Iraqi analyst who was a leading expert on the Daesh and other armed groups was shot dead in Baghdad on Monday after receiving threats from Iran-backed militias. READ...

As visitors stay home due to coronavirus, Iraqi Kurdistan tourism collapses

28 Jun 2020

In a normal year, Ahmed Hazem's mountainside restaurant would be teeming with tourists. But a nationwide curfew aimed at combatting the novel coronavirus has starved Iraq's Kurdish region of...

A dangerous game

26 Jun 2020

By deploying Turkish troops in the Arab world, the most dangerous man in this region, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is following the bad example of “the most dangerous man in...

Nile flower blocks Iraq's vital waterways

22 Jun 2020

The broad leaves and delicate purple flowers floating on the Euphrates look breathtaking — but they are suffocating the waterways of Iraq, celebrated as the "land of the two...

Iraqi football legend Radhi dies from COVID-19

21 Jun 2020

Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi died on Sunday from complications linked to COVID-19, the health ministry said, just hours before he was to be flown for treatment in Jordan....

Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in Iraq

17 Jun 2020

Turkey said on on Wednesday it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey's Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, the first known airborne-and-land offensive by Ankara inside...

Baghdad's new Ramadan rhythm calls to pray and keep coronavirus away

21 May 2020

Baghdad, a city of nearly ten million residents, is running on an unusual rhythm this Ramadan since Iraq imposed an overnight curfew to curb the spreading coronavirus. A few...

Daesh exploits COVID-19 to mount more attacks

10 May 2020

Daesh is exploiting the world’s preoccupation with the coronavirus to regroup, recoup, and mount frequent attacks in Iraq and Syria. Daesh’s leadership has announced a “Ramadan offensive” and urged...

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