Iraq

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Middle East

Iraq calls for UN mission's departure by 2025

In the document sent to the Security Council, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani described what he said were "positive developments and the achievements" by successive Iraqi...

A general view of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, January 9, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen/File Photo
Middle East

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

Om Fahad had become known for light-hearted TikTok videos of herself dancing to Iraqi music wearing tight-fitting clothes. Photo: Om Fahad/Facebook pic
Middle East

Iraqi female TikTok star shot dead: officials

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament as he attends the reopening of the Turkish parliament after the summer recess in Ankara, Turkey, October 1, 2023. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Turkey's Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security

The United States has some 900 troops in Syria and 2,500 in neighbouring Iraq as part of an international coalition against the Islamic State group, a jihadist organisation that once controlled swathes of both countries. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Rockets fired from Iraq towards US military base in Syria, security sources say

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Middle East

Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces post hit in air strike, sources say

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Middle East

US 'has not conducted air strikes in Iraq today': CENTCOM

US President Joe Biden meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 15, 2024. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via REUTERS
USA

US OKs potential sale of aircraft support to Iraq, Pentagon says

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Middle East

Iran launches unprecedented strikes on Israel, opening wider conflict

An Iraqi tanker bound for Suez Canal, with a cargo of fuel as aid for the Palestinians in Gaza, is moored at port in Basra, Iraq December 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty/File Photo
Middle East

Iraq to send 10 million litres of fuel to Gaza

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Middle East

Iraq reacts to US airstrikes

A destroyed building is pictured at the site of a U.S. airstrike in al-Qaim, Iraq February 3, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
USA

US launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq, Syria; nearly 40 reported killed

A destroyed building is pictured at the site of a U.S. airstrike in al-Qaim, Iraq February 3, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
Middle East

Russia says US 'sowing chaos and destruction' in Middle East