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Floods kill at least eight in northern Iraq
Middle East
December 19, 2021
Floods kill at least eight in northern Iraq
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Flash floods in northern Iraq killed at least eight people on Friday, Iraqi Kurdish…
A fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revival
Middle East
December 17, 2021
A fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revival
LHEIBAN, Iraq (AP) — As a backhoe dug up the ground to build trenches, Iraqi soldiers scanned the vast farming…
Analysis: As US focus wanes, Mideast turns inward for talks
Middle East
December 9, 2021
Analysis: As US focus wanes, Mideast turns inward for talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After years of looking abroad for answers, countries in the Middle East now appear…
Report: IS attack on Iraqi village leaves 12 dead
Middle East
December 4, 2021
Report: IS attack on Iraqi village leaves 12 dead
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An attack by Islamic State militants on a village in northern Iraq killed at least 12…
Yazidi family abandons EU dream, reluctantly returns to Iraq
Middle East
November 20, 2021
Yazidi family abandons EU dream, reluctantly returns to Iraq
DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Khari Hasan Kalo peered out of the window of the repatriation flight as it touched down…
US defense chief vows to counter Iran in visit to Bahrain
Middle East
November 20, 2021
US defense chief vows to counter Iran in visit to Bahrain
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — America’s top defense official vowed Saturday to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon…
Iraqi Kurd’s death in Belarus underscores migrants’ despair
Middle East
November 16, 2021
Iraqi Kurd’s death in Belarus underscores migrants’ despair
BAGHDAD (AP) — When Gaylan Delir Ismael heard that other Iraqis were making their way to Europe via an easily…
Iraqi PM chairs security meeting after drone attack on residence
Middle East
November 7, 2021
Iraqi PM chairs security meeting after drone attack on residence
BAGHDAD, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed in an assassination attempt by armed drone in…
Iraqi prime minister survives assassination bid with drones
Middle East
November 7, 2021
Iraqi prime minister survives assassination bid with drones
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted his residence early…
In Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisions
Middle East
November 3, 2021
In Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisions
BAGHDAD (AP) — More than three weeks after Iraqis voted in parliament elections, pro-Iran Shia militias that emerged as the…