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Three officers went on trial for killing lawyer Tahir Elci was while making a press statement on the destruction of a historic mosque in 2015.
Iraqi Kurdistan is diversifying its economy as oil prices dive and the coronavirus pandemic destabilizes the economy.
Iraq arrests ex-governor for multi-million dollar graft
Nawfel Akoub, who was sacked as governor of Nineveh in March 2019 after a ferry sank killing 150 people, had evaded arrest by hiding Iraqi Kurdistan.
Pro-Iran protesters torch Kurd party offices in Baghdad
Supporters of Hashed al-Shaabi on Saturday burned down the main Kurdish party's headquarters in Baghdad after criticism from a Kurdish ...
The Iraq Report: US troop withdrawal risks drone warfare
A drawdown of American diplomacy and the withdrawal of US land forces could instead herald enhanced military involvement in Iraq using air ...
Syria Kurds release 600 IS-linked prisoners
Kurdish-led forces controlling northeast Syria freed more than 600 Syrian prisoners detained over links to IS
Istanbul authorities ban Kurdish-language play
Turkish authorities banned a Kurdish adaptation of a well-known satirical play over concerns of 'public order', just hours before it was due to ...
Turkey hits out at European 'arrogance' over Syria
The European Union's calls for Turkey to withdraw from Syria are 'arrogant', Ankara said on Tuesday.
The heavy toll of coronavirus on Iraq's displaced
The pandemic has exacerbated a mental health crisis for internally displaced people in Iraq.
Turkey seeks aggravated life sentence for American scholar
US academic Henri Barkey and Turkish civil society figure Osman Kavala are accused of involvement in a 2016 coup attempt against the government ...
The legacy of Tehran's weaponised sectarianism in Iran-Iraq war
Comment: Sectarianism is seen as the tragic norm in today's Middle Eastern conflicts, but its roots were put down 40 years ago during the ...
Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayor over unrest
The HDP is Turkey's second biggest opposition party, but the government accuses it of being a political front for outlawed Kurdish militants.
Pro-Iran faction targets US forces stationed at Erbil airport
Pro-Iran paramilitary network Hashed al-Shaabi has been accused of firing rockets at US forces stationed at Erbil airport.
Iraq ‘not happy’ with ‘dangerous’ US pullout threat
Iraq has expressed dissatisfaction with a US threat to pull out its diplomats and troops from the country in response to rocket attacks by ...
Turkey, Iran deploy 'game-changing' drones in north Iraq
Drone use has expanded dramatically in northern Iraq since Turkey launched a new assault in June, analysts and residents say.
US ambassador meets senior Iraqi official amid growing tension
The US is mulloing closing its embassy in Baghdad due to continued rocket attacks
Turkey to arrest 82 including mayor over pro-Kurdish protests
Dozens of protesters attended a pro- Kurdish rally.
Kurdish authorities arrest journalist following Iraqi president's 'defamation' accusation
Journalist Bahroz Jaafer has been detained by Iraqi Kurdish authorities after Iraqi President Barham Saleh accused him of 'criminal defamation' ...
Russia's influence in Iraq: A challenge for the US
Russia is making inroads into the Middle East at the expense of US power.
The Iraq Report: US drawdown will embolden Iran's proxies
Iran-backed militias will feel emboldened by a reduction of capable enemies on their doorstep, and could seek to expand their power and ...
Turkish drone company successfully tests flying car
Drone giant Baykar says it could still take as many as 15 years to see a flying car on the road.
Turkish pro-Kurdish MP convicted on terror charge
Remziye Tosun was found guilty of treating wounded Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group during a 2015 Turkish army operation in the ...
Syrian olive trees put down roots in Kurdish Iraq
"On this farm I have 42,000 olive trees, all of which I brought from Afrin when they were three years old"
Iraq's Jews fled long ago, heritage struggles on
With Jewish schools, shops and synagogues crumbling from a lack of maintenance, heritage experts fear there will soon be left little more than ...
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