The Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday that two Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq. Infantry Lieutenant Duabey Onur Ozturkmen and Infantry Private Ismail Unal were killed …
US official urges ‘de-escalation’ as Turkey conducts airstrikes on Syria
Turkey launched a wave of airstrikes on suspected Kurdish rebels hiding in neighbouring Syria and Iraq, in retaliation for a deadly Nov. 13 bombing in Istanbul that Ankara blames on Kurdish groups …
At least one civilian killed and another wounded in an armed attack in Baghdad, Iraq
At least one civilian has been killed and another injured in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad following an armed attack by unidentified gunmen, according to security sources. The news portal ‘Al Sumaria …
Iran Strengthens Military Presence on Iraq Border in Push Against Kurdish Groups
The deployment is aimed at preventing the infiltration of Kurdish opposition groups based in Iraq and exacerbates the risk of a wider conflict in the area.
Wife Of Australian Engineer Jailed In Iraq Threatens Hunger Strike To Force His Release
Robert Pether and his colleague Khaled Zhagoul are in a Baghdad jail, after a contract to build a new headquarters for the Central Bank of Iraq turned sour. A UN report has said they are being arbitra …
LGBTI in Iraq: Defending Identity in the Face of Harassment, Stigma and Death
The campaign of harassment of members of the LGBTI community in Iraq condemns the majority to a life of isolation to avoid arrest, torture, and murder …
Turkey denies that its bombings in Iraq and Syria could affect US-led international coalition
The Turkish government denied Friday that its bombing raids against Kurdish groups in northern Iraq and Syria could cause damage to U.S.-led international coalition forces, after the Pentagon said its …
Iraqi farmers driven to suicide as drought steals livelihoods
Farmers are abandoning their famous amber rice as Iraq grows hotter and drier with climate change, risking more hunger and unrest.
Salt, drought decimate buffaloes in Iraq’s southern marshes
Iraq’s water buffaloes are suffering from dire water shortages in the country’s iconic southern marshes CHIBAYISH, Iraq — Abbas Hashem fixed his worried gaze on the horizon — the day was almost gone and still,
Anti-terror operations in N Iraq aim to defend natl. security
It said Iran has shared “irrefutable evidence and credible information” with the central government in Iraq and authorities from the Kurdistan Region about the use of the Arab country’s territory by terrorist and separatist groups to “plan …