Attacks on US troops in Iraq have led to US airstrikes, highlighting the risk of spillover from the situation in Gaza A salvo of machine gun fire, customary during funerals, illuminated the night sky as dozens of men converged in a dimly...
The photographer Emily Garthwaite travelled through Iraq, walking the Zagros mountain trail and travelling down the Tigris River, which runs through Iraq, Turkey and Syria, documenting what she saw and weaving together the themes of...
The academic was abducted in Baghdad nearly nine months ago and had not been heard from since An Iraqi network has broadcast a video showing a kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic, in the first sign of life from Elizabeth Tsurkov since her...
Armed drones attack two airbases and explosive device targets patrol in most widespread strikes in a single day Israel-Hamas war: live updates US forces were targeted in three attacks in Iraq on Thursday but suffered no casualties,...
Brother of Iraqi teenager lost in Channel crossing seeks UK investigation into drownings Failure to save 27 lives in Channel exacerbated by confusion and lack of resources – report Zana Mamand Mohammad initially believed his much loved...
Millions of people’s lives wrecked by droughts that used to happen once every 250 years but now expected once a decade Extreme droughts that have wrecked the lives of millions of people in Syria, Iraq and Iran since 2020 would not have...
As he completes his first year in office, Iraq’s prime minister writes of how the Israel-Hamas war has rekindled memories of his country’s own violent past and how it is trying to rebuild Few countries have endured the suffering and...
Declassified spy images point to 396 undiscovered forts in Syria and Iraq, shifting understanding of Roman frontier Declassified cold-war spy satellite images have thrown new light on the workings of the Roman empire by revealing...
Readers respond to a piece by Aditya Chakrabortty about protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war Aditya Chakrabortty describes the attitude of the British media and political class towards the “worsening conflagration...
Militants linked to Iran have injured dozens of US soldiers and killed one, indicating Tehran has a network of regional proxies Israel-Hamas war: live updates Islamist militia linked to Iran have continued to strike US bases in Syria and...
Maysoon Pachachi’s debut fiction film explores the lives of intertwined characters living in Baghdad during the US occupation in 2006 By the time Saddam Hussein was executed in December 2006, Iraq had experienced the “most intense” year...
This multi-stranded portrait of people’s search for normality in the riven Iraqi capital is fleetingly beautiful yet fails to fully engage The backdrop is Baghdad, 2006. A city, still under US occupation, that is riven by sectarian...
Complicated web of relationships are strained as Israel bombards Gaza in retaliation to Hamas attack Israel-Hamas war: latest updates Egypt, which shares a border with Israel and Gaza, has long had a complicated relationship with Hamas,...
Iranian proxies appear to be stepping up threats as tensions rise on Israel’s border with Lebanon Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Western officials are voicing mounting concern over the risk of a regional “spillover” from the...
Thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have been killed in little over a week, and the risk of the violence spreading is immense In the wake of the carnage wrought by Hamas in southern Israel, killing at least 1,300 people; with bombs...
Maysoon Pachachi’s fiction debut, set in Baghdad in 2006, focuses on individuals behind the headlines, with the river Tigris a recurring symbol After the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, the images of the country that circulated in...
Appeal court judge who chaired the public inquiry into the 2003 death of the Iraqi prisoner Baha Mousa in British army custody When details emerged of how the Iraqi hotel receptionist Baha Mousa had been violently restrained and beaten...
Women aiming to reach UK or Ireland realised lorry was heading in wrong direction and contacted BBC journalist Six women have been rescued from the back of a refrigerated lorry in France after a panicked text message to a BBC reporter...
Blaze started after fireworks lit during celebration in Nineveh province, according to local media More than 100 people have been killed and 150 others injured in a fire at a wedding reception in the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq’s...
More than 100 people were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding celebration in the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq’s Nineveh province, according to Iraqi state media. The fire ripped through a large events hall in the north-eastern...
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi criminal court has sentenced a Russian-national terrorist to death over joining Islamic State militant group. “The Criminal Court... More The post Iraqi court sentences Russian terrorist to death over...
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi fighter jets have killed twelve Islamic State members, including a prominent leader, southwest of Kirkuk, a security source from... More The post Iraqi troops kill 12 Islamic State militants, southwest of...
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Two Islamic State members were arrested in an ambush by the Iraqi intelligence, after they infiltrated into the country coming... More The post Iraqi military arrests two Islamic State members after sneaking from...
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The U.S.-led Coalition has carried out an airstrike against the border region with Iraq in Syria’s southern Hasaka in an... More The post U.S. Coalition carries out airstrike near Iraqi-Syrian borders, arrests...
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A civilian was wounded in a bomb blast, southeast of Baghdad, a police source was quoted saying on Thursday. Speaking... More The post Civilian wounded in bomb blast, southeast of Baghdad appeared first on Iraq...
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraq’s ambassador to the vatican, a Kurd, has announced his intention to run for the post of president of the... More The post Iraqi ambassador to Vatican to nominate for president appeared first on Iraq news, the...
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi parliament is holding an emergency session next Saturday to discuss political group’s objections to parliament elections results, according... More The post Iraqi parliament to discuss elections...
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Denmark said Thursday it had pulled its special forces from Iraq after participating in the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State... More The post Denmark pulls back special forces from Iraq: ministry appeared...
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Three Iraqi soldiers were wounded on Thursday repelling an attack by Islamic State militants on the borders with Syria, a... More The post Three Iraqi soldiers wounded in Islamic State attack at borders with Syria...
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Vice President Nuri al-Maliki has said that Iraq aspires for a strong government and improvement to citizens’ services after... More The post Iraq aspires for strong government: Maliki tells Mcgurk appeared...