The Latest Breaking News from Baghdad

Iraqi PM Announces Implementation of Projects to Reduce Traffic Congestion in Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani announced on Wednesday kickstarting the implementation of three initial projects to alleviate chronic traffic congestion in Baghdad. Speaking to a group of young engineers, Al-Sudani said: “This government is a service-oriented government and has prioritized services across all sectors, including a package of 19…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2023

Iraq’s gov’t signs deal with KRG to resume oil exports

Longtime dispute between two sides has been temporarily resolved, and oil exports via Turkey will resume, officials say.

Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2023

Baghdad, Erbil Set to Restart Northern Oil Exports Tuesday

Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have reached a final deal to restart northern oil exports to be announced Tuesday, official sources told Reuters. A formal request has been sent to Türkiye to restart oil exports through an Iraq-Türkiye pipeline and "in the next few hours pumping…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2023

Iraqis still await special US visas 20 years after invasion

Nearly 100 applicants who applied for protective visas after working with US forces in Iraq remain in limbo.

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2023

After the Iraq War, Saddam’s legendary palaces are open to all

After the Iraq war, the closely guarded, lavish estates belonging to the former strongman were opened to the public.

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2023

The US-led war in Iraq and Saddam’s Arab legacy

Many Arabs saw Saddam as a strongman who stood up to the West, but most Iraqis despised his brutal authoritarianism.

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2023

Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq

Complexes of McMansions, fast food restaurants, real estate offices and half-constructed high-rises line wide, U.S.-style highways in Irbil, the seat of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

‘We called it liberation, but the Iraq invasion was an occupation’: A tale of regret from Baghdad

One Iraqi-American citizen pushed for the US-led toppling of Saddam Hussein. Twenty years later, he speaks to Borzou Daragahi about his thoughts now

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

World premiere play spotlights US Assyrian diaspora community

Martin Yousif Zebari unveils his first play, a look at family dynamics in the aftermath of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2023

Commentary: For Iraqis like me, the US invasion 20 years ago isn’t a distant memory — it’s our daily devastation

In March 2003, I was in my second year at the University of Baghdad, studying engineering. The U.S. invaded Iraq and my dormitory emptied out, as we all returned home and waited to see what would happen.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 21, 2023