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Iraqi museum restores treasures destroyed by jihadists
Dec 20, 2021 (AFP)
Ancient artefacts in the museum were smashed into little pieces when Islamic State group fighters seized the northern city of Mosul in 2014 and made it their se...
Two Chinese firms to build 1,000 schools in Iraq
Dec 19, 2021 (AFP)
The country needs a total of 8,000 schools "to fill the gap in the education sector", a housing ministry official, Hassan Mejaham, was quoted as saying by the o...
Two rockets fired at Baghdad's Green Zone
Dec 19, 2021 (AFP)
"The Green Zone in Baghdad was the target of two Katyusha rockets. The first was shot down in the air by C-RAM defence batteries, the second fell in a square, d...
'Fraud' case against election results opens in Iraq court
Dec 13, 2021 (AFP)
Judge Jassem Mohamed Aboud, whose court must rule on the complaint before final results are ratified and a new parliament is inaugurated, adjourned the case unt...
US-led anti-IS coalition ends Iraq combat mission
Dec 09, 2021 (AFP)
The change of the mission for around 2,500 American troops stationed in the war-battered country by the end of the year was first announced by US President Joe ...
Iraqi wars' deadly legacy: unexploded ordnance
Dec 09, 2021 (AFP)
Located near Mosul, a former stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, the area is littered with unexploded ordnance, sometimes dubbed UXO. "We are a...
Three Turkish soldiers killed in Iraq: ministry
Dec 09, 2021 (AFP)
"Three of our heroic soldiers were killed in an attack staged by the terrorists in the north of Iraq," the ministry said, referring to the Kurdistan Workers' Pa...
Motorbike bombing in Iraq's Basra targeted officer: PM
Dec 08, 2021 (AFP)
The officer in question, who worked for the intelligence, was investigating targeted killings of activists, a security source who spoke on condition of anonymit...
From art shows to theatre, Baghdad sees cultural revival
Dec 07, 2021 (AFP)
"People need art, they want to develop their artistic taste -- it's an escape route," said Noor Alaa al-Din, director of art space The Gallery. "We are like any...
Motorcycle bomb kills four in Iraq: official
Dec 07, 2021 (AFP)
Referring to "the explosion of a motorcycle", they said in a statement that "four citizens were killed and four others injured while two vehicles near the motor...
Incomplete Saddam-era marquee mosque lays bare Iraq divisions
Dec 05, 2021 (AFP)
Instead, the half-finished edifice of grey concrete stands in the heart of Baghdad as testimony to the sectarian and political strife that has shaped much of Ir...
Iraq's 'wasta' system favours lucky few, frustrates many
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
The practice has fuelled frustration, mass anti-government protests and waves of emigration from the oil-rich, war-scarred and poverty-stricken country, say ana...
Iraqi cleric Sadr's bloc declared biggest election winner
Nov 30, 2021 (AFP)
The announcement of the vote outcome had been put off for weeks amid tensions over allegations of fraud and violence, that culminated on November 7 in an assass...
8 Iraqi officers probing attack on PM arrested for 'negligence'
Nov 29, 2021 (AFP)
Kadhemi escaped unhurt from the November 7 assassination bid, in an attack that has gone unclaimed. Explosive-packed drones were used in the assault, with one h...
Jihadist jailbreak in Iraq foiled, one prisoner killed
Nov 27, 2021 (AFP)
The three prisoners, all members of the Islamic State group, were serving life sentences at the Taji penitentiary north of Baghdad, the security services said i...
New restoration works shore-up Iraq's historic Arch of Ctesiphon
Nov 24, 2021 (AFP)
The famed sixth-century monument, located around 30 kilometres (20 miles) south of the capital Baghdad, is the last structure still standing from the ancient Pe...
12-year-old girl's marriage causes stir in Iraq
Nov 21, 2021 (AFP)
Rights activists protested outside the Baghdad court with banners such as "the marriage of minors is a crime against childhood", while lawyer Marwan Obeidi told...
Iraq churches rebuilt after jihadist destruction
Nov 19, 2021 (AFP)
Dozens gathered in one of the monastery's churches that have been rebuilt in stone six years after the Islamic State group (IS) pulverised them, in a city home ...
Supporters of pro-Iran groups in Iraq protest against vote 'fraud'
Nov 12, 2021 (AFP)
The demonstration comes days after Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi, whom Hashed supporters accuse of "complicity" in the alleged fraud, escaped unhurt f...
Will tensions spike in Iraq after drone 'message' to PM?
Nov 08, 2021 (AFP)
The attack came after pro-Iran factions and their supporters had denounced the election results, which saw the Fatah (Conquest) Alliance -- political arm of the...
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