Iraq affirmed its commitment to the OPEC+ oil production cut deal but asked the group to take into consideration the members’ economic situation in sharing the burden of future cuts, Iraqi Finance …
Iranian targets in Syria attacked by unidentified aircraft, kills 12
The report claimed that the 12 people killed were Iraqi and Afghan militants of a pro-Iranian militia …
Iraq extends curfew for another week as it reports 11,000 Coronavirus cases
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Iraq has closed down all places of worship. Entertainment venues and the mass gatherings of citizens is also prohibited. Restaurants have been allowed to operate on …
Nearly half the Jewish sites in Syria have been ruined
Nearly half the Jewish sites in Syria and a quarter of the sites in Iraq have been destroyed, according to a research project. In Iraq, at least 68 out of 297 Jewish heritage sites have deteriorated …
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity, warnings and advice to demonstrators across America. “Here, …
ISIS is making a comeback, and Iraq’s government may not be able to handle it
ISIS has been increasing its attacks in Iraq, taking advantage of Baghdad and the international community’s focus on other issues.
Oil’s Fragile Peace Is Threatened by Iraq’s Desperate Reality
Yet, he’s rarely felt so desperate as one of the world’s largest oil producers lurches into another crisis. The government was late paying his salary of $900 in May, and this month he thinks officials …
In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods
Mohammed Haider, a security worker in Iraq’s southern oilfields, thought he was safe after signing a new one-year contract to guard oil facilities. Haider had been hired to drive vehicles for a Britis …
What The Iraq War Can Teach Us About Better Policing
They got into hundreds of firefights in that period, doing that kind of work,” said David Kilcullen, who served as chief strategist in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the U.S.
Australian Army ends training mission in Iraq after teaching 47,000 local troops how to fight ISIS
The operation to train Iraqi troops to fight ISIS has been up and running since 2015 but was scaled back earlier this year due to coronavirus.