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Iraq has hanged three people convicted of ‘terrorism’ soon after rights groups warned that hundreds were at risk of execution in the aftermath of a deadly IS suicide bomb
Rights groups fear that Iraqi authorities may carry out hundreds of executions in retaliation for a deadly IS suicide bombing.
Iraq militia claims attack on Riyadh
Alwiya Alwaad Alhaq said it had targeted Saudi Arabia to 'avenge' a recent IS bombing in central Baghdad that killed 32 people.
11 Iraqi fighters killed in IS attack: security sources
The jihadists used light weapons and the cover of darkness to target the Hashed east of Tikrit, the capital of Iraq's Salahaddin province.
Missiles strike Baghdad airport amid new anti-IS operation
No one claimed responsibility for the latest rocket attacks, but the US has blamed Iran-aligned militia factions for repeatedly targeting its ...
The Iraq Report: Deadly terror in Baghdad suicide bombings
While there is obvious fury at the Islamic State, Iraqis have also expressed outrage at security forces and pro-Iran militias whom they blame for Iraq's endemic insecurity.
Khamenei hints Iran could strike Trump while out golfing
Iran’s Supreme Leader posted a picture on Twitter that appeared to show Donald Trump on a golf course and a stealth bomber overhead.
IS claims Baghdad twin bombing that killed 32
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing that killed 32 people and wounded 110 in Iraq's capital ...
Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad
A deadly twin suicide bombing has hit a market in Baghdad, killing at least 28, with the death toll expected to rise.
Officials: Suicide bombs rock central Baghdad, 6 dead
A twin suicide bombing has struck Baghdad, killing at least six and wounding dozens of others.
Biden's success rests on America's reckoning with itself
Comment: The myth of American exceptionalism finally came tumbling down on January 6. Biden's success rests on his ability to lead America's ...
IS militants reportedly behind explosions in central Iraq
The explosion was reported by some outlets as US airstrikes on Iran-backed militants in Iraq, prompting US CENTCOM to quickly clear air on the ...
In Iraq, bird flu decimates chicken coops
An outbreak of bird flu has killed tens of thousands of hens in a rural province north of Baghdad.
Iraq grants $20bn construction projects to Chinese companies
Iraq has granted $20 billion worth of construction projects to a consortium of Chinese companies, according to local media reports.
CNN anchor under fire over 'orientalist' Iraq war tweet
Wolf Blitzer posted a photo of National Guard troops in the Capitol and reminisced about Baghdad and Mosul, to the chagrin of many Twitter users.
Iraq urges Facebook, Twitter to reconsider militia accounts ban
In a statement on Friday, Iraq's Media and Communications Commission called on Facebook and Twitter to review a decision to ban accounts linked ...
Iranian Guard holds anti-warship ballistic missile drill
The Revolutionary Guards launched the missiles at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean.
Renewed protests in Nasiriyah demand release of detained activists
Protesters gathered in Nasiriyah and called on the Iraqi government to release detainees and end the abuses suffered by activists.
One person killed as explosions target Baghdad alcohol store
Two explosions targeting a liquor store in Baghdad killed at least one person and injured another, local news reported.
Covid threat puts Pope Francis' Iraq trip in doubt
Pope Francis was due to visit Iraq in March.
Iran voices 'extreme concern' over US detainee rights
Tehran has mirrored the US in expressing 'extreme concern' over detainee rights.
Iran unveils underground missile base in Gulf
The new base hosts missiles with 'huge destructive power', Revolutionary Guards head Hossein Salami said.
US flies two B-52 bombers to Middle East
Concerned that an attack could occur on the anniversary of Soleimani’s death, the US sends two B-52 bombers to the Arabian peninsula in a show ...
First-person shooter game 'General in the Shadows' is set at the 2014 siege of Amerli in Iraq.
The aircraft carrier was leaving the Middle East when Trump instructed a u-turn.
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