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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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

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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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

Reuters

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.

TechRadar

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.

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'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

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'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

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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

The Independent UK

Sophie makes surprise trip to Iraq to champion survivors of sexual violence

The duchess has spent two days in the capital, Baghdad, at the request of the Foreign Office.

Reuters

Baghdad gets make-over as repairs kindle guarded optimism

Living in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City suburb for the past 15 years, Khodr Abbas, 73, had to walk along a mud and dirt track to get to his home, where he would struggle to get fresh water to flow and waste-water to flush through rickety pipes.

Al Jazeera

Iran summons Iraq envoy to protest presence of ‘terrorist groups’

Tehran is not content with how its recent security pact with Baghdad is being implemented.

The Guardian - UK

Baghdad’s young people battle to build happier future – picture essay

For a generation of young Iraqis who have grown up knowing only war, life is not easy. Across Baghdad, young adults and teenagers fight to realise their ambitions but many face challenges

Al Jazeera

Iraq court issues death sentence to al-Hashimi’s killer

A police officer involved in the murder of the prominent academic and security expert has been sentenced to death.

Reuters

Iraqi court sentences police officer to death for murder of government adviser

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced to death a police officer blamed for leading a group that gunned down well-known analyst and government adviser Hisham al-Hashemi three years ago in Baghdad.

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