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Diplomatic tensions rise between Stockholm, Baghdad after Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy

Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire and setting off a diplomatic furor.

France 24

Videos purport to show protesters storming Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in anger over Quran burning

Protesters angered by the burning of a copy of the Quran have stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad

The Independent UK

Iraqi officials are defending a barter deal with Iran, say it doesn't violate US sanctions on Tehran

Iraqi officials are defending a deal inked this week to barter oil for gas with Iran, saying it does not violate U.S. sanctions on Tehran but will help alleviate a worsening electricity crisis in Iraq

The Independent UK

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Assassin’s Creed Mirage: everything we know about the return to AC’s roots

All the details on Assassin’s Creed Mirage, from release date to the setting and more.

PC Gamer

Assassin's Creed Mirage will teach you the history of Baghdad with this new feature

Assassin's Creed Mirage will feature a rich, historical database for players to learn all about 9th-century Baghdad.

TechRadar

Iraq's amputee football team defy war injuries to represent nation's rise from ashes

Bravery and determination – something we have seen all over Baghdad 20 years on from the 2003 invasion – drove Mohammed al-Najjar to create the team

Daily Mirror

Thousands protest in Iraq for a second day over burning of Quran in Sweden

Thousands of followers of the Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr have staged protests in major cities in Iraq, including in the capital of Baghdad and the southern city of Basra, to condemn the burning earlier this week of a Quran by an Iraqi man in Sweden

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Protesters briefly storm the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in protest over Quran burning

Hundreds of followers of the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr have briefly stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in protest of the burning of a Quran in Sweden

The Independent UK

Return to Fallujah: 'We'll never forget dozens of unarmed students shot by US forces'

The Mirror has returned to the scene of the bloodshed after negotiating via contacts for safe passage

Daily Mirror

Major terrorist attack planned in the UK by ISIS as plot is uncovered

Iraqi special forces uncovered plans for the attack by British ISIS fighters in a hideout where militants were killed.

Daily Record

British ISIS terrorists plan major attack on UK as shocking plot uncovered

Iraqi special forces uncovered chilling proposals for the attack just days ago after killing dozens of militants in a desert hideout, reports the Mirror's Chris Hughes in Baghdad, Iraq

Daily Mirror

Starfield to Star Wars: 20 of the best upcoming video games

We scrutinised the latest games showcases to pick out the most interesting titles, from wacky races to medieval Baghdad

The Guardian - UK

Assassin's Creed Mirage's comparatively tiny map is great news for a series that needs more focus

Baghdad will be closer to Revelation's Constantinople and Unity's Paris, Ubisoft says.

PC Gamer

Iraq, Qatar agree to boost economic, energy cooperation during emir's visit to Baghdad

Qatar and Iraq have inked a series of economic and energy deals during a visit to Baghdad by the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

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Assassin’s Creed Mirage hands-off preview: putting the assassin back into Assassin’s Creed

Assassin's Creed Mirage scratches that classic series itch while respecting your time and placing you into a beautiful location

Al Jazeera

Iraq approves record $153bn budget aimed at creating jobs

Iraq passes its largest budget till date aimed at creating public sector jobs and build war-damaged infrastructure.

The Guardian - AU

Iraq’s central bank to blame for dispute behind jailing of Australian Robert Pether, tribunal finds

Engineer’s family says International Court of Arbitration decision strengthens the case for freeing him

Reuters

Iraq and Syria discuss tackling cross-border drug trade

Iraq and Syria's foreign ministers discussed ways to help end drug trafficking across their joint border at a meeting in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

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Assassin's Creed Mirage release date, gameplay and trailers

Assassin's Creed Mirage's release date has been revealed. Here's everything we know about the game so far.

WEKU

The U.S. told them terrorists killed their brother. It was a lie they held for years

In 2004, a U.S. general told the family of an Iraqi interpreter that insurgents killed their brother. The truth was more painful: He was mistakenly killed by Americans he had risked his life to help.

Daily Mirror

'Al-Qaeda tried to kidnap me in Iraq' - ex-Royal Marine reveals terror snatch bid

Lee West has shared his memories form a 17-year career as an elite Royal Marines commando including the moment he was nearly taken prisoner by terrorists in Baghdad

The Hindu

In Iraq

A hundred years ago, the Euphrates burst for several miles the bund forty miles Northwest of Baghdad and inundated fortyfive thousand acres of cultivated land with crops

Inverse

'Assassin’s Creed Mirage' Will Put Players in a “Predatory Mindset”

'Assassin's Creed Mirage' is a feast for the ears that puts players in the mindset of a predator.

Woman & Home

Duchess Sophie's historic trip to Iraq overshadowed by tragedy

Duchess Sophie's historic trip to Baghdad in Iraq has been overshadowed by a tragedy back in the UK

Daily Mirror

Sophie Wessex makes secret trip to Iraq for cause that's taken her to 'dark places'

It has been revealed that the Duchess of Edinburgh, Sophie, has made a surprise visit to Iraq at the request of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, where she spent two days in the capital Baghdad

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