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Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad night attack

The influencer, who had hundreds of thousands of followers, had been sentenced to six months in prison last year.

Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2024

Strike on Iraq gas complex kills at least four Yemeni workers

Four Yemeni workers were killed in a drone attack on an Emirati-owned gas complex in Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan on Friday, local authorities said.

France 24 · Apr 26, 2024

Turkey's Erdogan In Iraq To Talk Security, Water And Oil

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in neighbouring Iraq on Monday for his first state visit there in years, with water, oil and regional security issues topping their agenda.

International Business Times · Apr 22, 2024

Turkey looks for regional help in its battle against Kurdish rebels in Iraq

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to end the threat posed by Kurdish rebel group the PKK, which has been fighting Turkey for decades. As Turkey prepares to launch a major military operation against the organisation in Iraq, it is looking to other governments in the region for support.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 30, 2024

Iraq’s overreliance on oil threatens economic, political strife

More than 90 percent of Iraq’s government revenue comes from oil, leaving the country hostage to global prices.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2024

Turkish Ministers In Baghdad Talks Ahead Of Erdogan Visit

A high-ranking Turkish delegation held talks in Baghdad on Thursday, discussing key security and energy issues ahead of an expected visit by Turkey's president, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

International Business Times · Mar 15, 2024

The Achilles Trap: Steve Coll on how the US fatally failed to read Saddam

The reporter’s new book considers the dark comedy of errors – and a dictator’s literary ambition – that led America to war

The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2024

What fighting in the Middle East means for the U.S. troop presence in Iraq

After the U.S. killed a commander of an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, pressure is mounting on Iraq's government to expel America's 2,500 military personnel.

WEKU · Feb 22, 2024

Rampant Water Pollution Threatens Iraq's Shrinking Rivers

Stricken by drought and depleted by upstream dams, Iraq's once mighty rivers the Tigris and Euphrates are suffocating under pollutants from sewage to medical waste.

International Business Times · Feb 21, 2024

US drone attack kills senior leader of Iranian-backed militia in Baghdad

Learn about the recent U.S. drone attack in Baghdad that killed a senior leader of Kataib Hezbollah and the escalating tensions in Iraq as Iraqi officials ...

Top News · Feb 11, 2024