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Baghdad gun shops thrive after Iraqi rethink on arms control
Middle East
August 19, 2018
Baghdad gun shops thrive after Iraqi rethink on arms control
In the middle of Baghdad’s busy commercial neighborhood of Karrada, where most retail outlets sell home appliances, shoppers can…
Roadside bombing kills 4 people in Baghdad’s Shiite district
Middle East
August 14, 2018
Roadside bombing kills 4 people in Baghdad’s Shiite district
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security and medical officials say four people have been killed when a roadside bomb went off…
Iraqi ballot box storage site catches fire in Baghdad
Middle East
June 11, 2018
Iraqi ballot box storage site catches fire in Baghdad
A storage site housing half of Baghdad’s ballot boxes from Iraq’s parliamentary election in May caught fire on Sunday,…
At least 18 killed in Baghdad explosion: source
Middle East
June 7, 2018
At least 18 killed in Baghdad explosion: source
At least 18 people were killed and over 90 wounded in an explosion in Baghdad’s Sadr City district on…
Iraq holds more than 19,000 on Islamic State, militant links
Middle East
March 21, 2018
Iraq holds more than 19,000 on Islamic State, militant links
Iraq has detained or imprisoned at least 19,000 people accused of connections to the Islamic State group or other terror-related…
Iraq approves payment of civil servant salaries for Kurdish Region amid ongoing budget dispute
Middle East
March 19, 2018
Iraq approves payment of civil servant salaries for Kurdish Region amid ongoing budget dispute
Iraq agreed to pay the salaries of the Kurdistan region’s civil servants and security forces, a spokesman for the government…
Baghdad ends air blockade on Iraqi Kurdistan
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Baghdad ends air blockade on Iraqi Kurdistan
After a six-month blockade, the airports of the Kurdish regional capital, Irbil, and second city Sulaimaniyah will be “reopened to…
Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death for joining IS
Middle East
February 19, 2018
Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death for joining IS
An Iraqi court has sentenced a Turkish woman to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a spokesman for the…
Iraq says reconstruction after war on Islamic State to cost $88 billion
Middle East
February 12, 2018
Iraq says reconstruction after war on Islamic State to cost $88 billion
Rebuilding Iraq after three years of war with Islamic State will cost more than $88 billion, with housing a particularly…
Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in vintage cars
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in vintage cars
When Iraqi forces drove Islamic State militants out of eastern Mosul a year ago, Nashwan Shakir Mahmoud raced back to…