The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

Veterans who served in Northern Ireland and Iraq starring in WW2 play

Veterans are performing alongside 'civilian actors' in a stage version of War Horse author Sir Michael Morpurgo’s book Little Manfred – a tale of post-Second World War reconciliation

Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022

Cholera Outbreak Hits Syrian Refugees Sheltering in Camps in Lebanon

Syrian refugees in displacement camps are falling victim to a cholera outbreak in Lebanon, already suffering from an economic meltdown that has slashed access to clean water and strained hospitals. Lebanon recorded its first cholera case in early October -- signaling the return of the bacteria for the first time…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 21, 2022

Türkiye Denies Use of Chemical Weapons Against Kurdish Fighters

Türkiye on Thursday blasted as "completely unfounded and untrue" claims that its military used chemical weapons in its fight against outlawed Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq. Media outlets close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Ankara and its Western allies list as a terror group, claimed that the Turkish…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 21, 2022

US Ambassador to Iraq Calls for Cabinet Formation to Restore Stability

US Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski has increased her visits to PM-designate Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani, President Abdul-Latif Rashid and Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi to discuss the formation of the government. Informed political sources said that the ambassador was “keen that the political parties succeed in forming the cabinet without delay.” The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

Car bomb injures two in northern Iraq: security sources

Two people were injured in a car bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, a relatively rare attack in a major city in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022

Iraq’s Corruption Scandal Continues to Stir Popular, Official Reactions

A huge corruption scandal involving the theft of 3.7 trillion Iraqi dinars ($2.5 billion) from the Iraqi tax authorities’ account continued to spark official and popular reactions, amid unconfirmed reports that the stolen funds amount to ten trillion Iraqi dinars. The largest theft of its kind - “the theft of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 19, 2022

FAO, WFP: Iraq One of the Countries Most Affected by Climate Change

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) in Iraq issued a joint statement on the occasion of World Food Day on Monday on the future of Iraq’s agriculture and food security. The statement was issued amid a drought wave hitting Iraq for the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 18, 2022

Chelsea Manning shared secrets with WikiLeaks. Now she's telling her own story

The former military analyst has been called both a hero and a traitor for leaking classified information about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In a new memoir, she talks about why she did it.

WEKU · Oct 17, 2022

Iraq’s New President Calls for Speedy Government Formation

Iraq's newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid pledged Monday on taking office to throw his weight behind efforts to rapidly form a strong new government. "The Iraqi people expect a new government to be formed rapidly, and that it be efficient and united," Rashid said on his inauguration at the presidential…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022

Wife of Brit dad jailed in Iraq fears for his life after distressing prison phone call

Brian Glendinning's family have been tirelessly campaigning for his release after he was detained due to unpaid debt in Qatar

Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022