The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

US Woman Who Led Female ISIS Battalion in Syria Faces up to 20 Years in Prison

An American woman who grew up on a farm in Kansas and joined ISIS in Syria, where she led an all-female military battalion, is to be sentenced Tuesday for providing support to a foreign terrorist group. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 31, 2022

Busking Brit crosses Iraq on his way to COP27 without flying

With a violin on his back and maps in his bag, Dan Hodd left Spain a month ago and was cycling through busy Baghdad as he heads to the COP27 climate talks in Egypt that he firmly intends to reach without flying.

Reuters · Oct 30, 2022

Iraqi Wells Threaten Race to the Bottom

Iraq has long drilled the desert for oil, but now climate stress, drought and reduced river flows are forcing it to dig ever deeper for a more precious resource: water. Iraq is one of the world's five countries most impacted by key effects of the climate crisis, according the United…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 30, 2022

Iraqi parliament gives long-awaited Cabinet approval vote

Iraq’s parliament has voted to form a new Cabinet, ending a yearlong political stalemate

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Iraq lawmakers approve government of Prime Minister-designate Sudani

Iraq's parliament approved the cabinet presented by Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday, state news agency INA said, ushering in a new government after more than a year of deadlock.

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

Scot calls out UK Foreign Secretary for not helping brother in Iraqi jail

THE brother of a Scottish man who is being held in Iraq over a Qatari bank debt has demanded the Foreign Secretary do more to save him…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 27, 2022

Brother of Scot held in Iraq says his conditions are ‘vile’

Brian Glendinning’s family held a protest outside Holyrood on Thursday as they campaigned for his release.

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Family of Scots dad jailed in Iraq protest outside Holyrood demanding action to bring him home

Brian Glendinning' was arrested in Iraq on September 4 over a £20,000 debt to a Qatar bank.

Daily Record · Oct 27, 2022

Head of Turkish Medical Association Arrested over Chemical Weapon Use Claim

Turkish police detained on Wednesday the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), Sebnem Korur Fincanci, for allegedly "spreading terrorist group propaganda". Fincanci had confirmed allegations that the Turkish armed forces had used chemical weapons against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. An investigation was launched over statements…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 27, 2022

‘It is the memory of the people’: unpacking Iraq’s artistic heritage

Culture ministry puts artworks on display once again after destruction and theft wrought by successive conflicts

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022