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Two injured in attack on Christians in north Iraq
Dohuk, Iraq (AFP) April 1, 2025 Two people were injured on Tuesday in a cleaver attack on an Assyrian Christian celebration in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, officials said, pointing to the Islamic State jihadist group. The region's Asayesh police force said it was investigating the attack in the city of Dohuk. The region's autonomous Kurdish authorities said the attacker was Syrian and influenced "by terrorist ideology affiliated to Daesh", using the Arabic acronym for IS. Kurdish media said the attacker use ... read more |
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Syria FM's Iraq visit focuses on securityBaghdad (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Syria's interim foreign minister said in Baghdad on Friday his government was ready to "reinforce cooperation" with Iraq in the fight against remnants of the Islamic State group. ... more 
Iraq investigating attack on Syrian workersBaghdad (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Iraq said Wednesday it was investigating an attack on Syrian workers in the country after a newly formed Iraqi group vowed to avenge the mass killing of Alawite civilians in Syria. ... more 
Iraq restoration work brought back Mosul's 'identity': UNESCO chiefMosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 The director-general of United Nations heritage body UNESCO hailed the completion of their restoration work in the Iraqi city of Mosul, saying on Wednesday it had allowed it to recover its "identity" after destruction inflicted by the Islamic State group. ... more 
Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by ISNimrud, Iraq (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments. ... more |
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Influential Shiite cleric Sadr urges Iraq to keep out of Syria fighting Baghdad (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr urged his country Thursday to stay out of the fighting in neighbouring Syria triggered by a lightning rebel offensive launched last week. ... more
Syrian rebel leader calls on Iraqi PM to distance country from Syria warBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Syrian rebel chief Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, whose fighters have launched a lightning offensive, on Thursday urged Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani of neighbouring Iraq to keep his country distant from Syria's war. ... more
Iraq PM denies wiretapping allegations as 'lie of the century'Baghdad (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday denied allegations that members of his office were responsible for wiretapping the phones of MPs and other politicians - accusations that have sparked months of uproar. ... more 
Iraq deploys armoured vehicles to border with SyriaBaghdad (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 Iraq sent armoured vehicles on Monday to reinforce its long border with Syria, in a bid to ease concerns after a surprise offensive in the neighbouring country by Islamist-led insurgents. ... more
Iraq MPs postpone vote on revised bill after outcry over underage marriageBaghdad (AFP) Dec 1, 2024 Iraq's parliament postponed until Monday a vote on controversial legal amendments, including a reworked family law bill that had sparked civil outrage over fears of a resurgence in underage marriages. ... more |
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Iraqis sentenced to prison in $2.5-bn corruption case
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 25, 2024 An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced to prison former senior officials, a businessman and others for involvement in the theft of $2.5 billion in public funds - one of Iraq's biggest corruption cases. The three most high-profile individuals sentenced - businessman Nour Zuhair, as well as former prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi's cabinet director Raed Jouhi and a former adviser, Haitham al-Juburi - are on the run and were tried in absentia. The scandal, dubbed the "heist of the century", has spa ... read more 
Iraq says population exceeds 45 mn after long-delayed censusBaghdad (AFP) Nov 25, 2024 Iraq's population has surpassed 45 million, more than a third of whom are under the age of 15, authorities said Monday after the first nationwide census in nearly four decades. ... more |
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Iraq accuses Israel of seeking pretext for future attack Baghdad (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 Iraq has accused Israel of attempting to legitimise an attack on its territory, after the Israeli foreign ministry protested to the United Nations about attacks by Iraqi militants. ... more
Iraqis face tough homecoming a decade after IS rampageHassan Shami (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 A decade after Islamic State group extremists rampaged through northern Iraq, Moaz Fadhil and his eight children finally returned to their village after languishing for years in a displacement camp. ... more 
Iraqis face tough homecoming a decade after IS rampageHassan Shami (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 A decade after Islamic State group extremists rampaged through northern Iraq, Moaz Fadhil and his eight children finally returned to their village after languishing for years in a displacement camp. ... more 
HRW accuses Iraq of increasing 'unlawful executions'Baghdad (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Human Rights Watch accused Iraq Tuesday of widening the "scale and pace of unlawful executions in 2024", calling on authorities to "urgently halt all pending executions and declare a moratorium". ... more 
Iraq blast kills three security personnel: officialsBaghdad (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 A blast from an explosive device on Sunday killed three members of Iraq's security forces and wounded three others in the northern province of Salaheddin, officials said. ... more |
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