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Iraq's prime minister visits Turkey as neighbors work to strengthen cooperation

Iraq's prime minister is visiting Turkey as the two neighboring countries move forward with efforts to strengthen cooperation

The Independent UK

A Bitter Return For Iraqis Kicked Out Of Europe

Iraqi Mohammed Jalal lost 10 years of his life seeking asylum in Germany, without success.

International Business Times

A GOP rep was awarded a Bronze Star for his bravery in Iraq. Those he reportedly saved can’t remember him being there

Representative Cory Mills reportedly saved at least three fellow soldiers while serving in Iraq

The Independent UK

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Pope Francis encouraged Christian-Muslim dialogue and helped break down stereotypes

Pope Francis’ pontificate marked a distinct shift in the Catholic Church’s engagement with the Muslim world. While his predecessors fostered dialogue and tolerance, Francis sought more active engagement with Muslims, particularly in the Middle East.

The Conversation

Iraq's justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effect

As a general amnesty law takes effect in Iraq, the country’s prisons are facing a crisis of overcrowding, housing more than double their intended capacity, the country’s justice minister said in an interview

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene posts rambling rant about ‘rogue judicial system’ and occupying Ukraine

Firebrand Georgia Republican handled a range of subjects in her Friday afternoon tweet, including Iran, Ukraine, the war in Iraq, the Covid vaccine, as well as what she called the ‘evil transgender assault against our children’

The Independent UK

U.S. Government: We Didn't Use 'Political Violence' in Iraq

A training slideshow reveals how deluded American leaders continue to be about the Iraq War, more than two decades later.

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Prince William says he is ‘in awe’ of triple-amputee veteran injured in Iraq

William met Major Peter Norton GC while hosting a reception to recognise the achievements of holders of the Victoria Cross and George Cross

Evening Standard

Iraq detains Islamic State suspect accused of helping to incite New Orleans truck ramming attack

Iraqi authorities say they have detained an official with the Islamic State group involved in inciting an attack in the United States that left more than a dozen people dead

The Independent UK

The world’s first museum was curated by a princess. A tour reveals the origins of the zodiac, calculus and writing

Around 2,500 years ago, a princess living in what is now modern-day Iraq collected a number of artefacts, including a statue, a boundary stone and a mace head. The items, which show signs of preservation, date from around 2100 BCE to 600 BCE. This collection, it is generally thought, was…

The Conversation

For Iraqi Christians, Pope Francis' visit was a rare moment of hope

The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after one of the darkest chapters in the country’s recent history

The Independent UK

What’s missing from Alex Garland’s Iraq movie Warfare? Context, motivation and, for the most part, Iraqis

I was there with US soldiers in 2006 and can see why the film-makers zoomed in on them so closely. But it results in glaring flaws, says Guardian senior international correspondent Peter Beaumont

The Guardian - UK

Warfare review – nerve-shredding real-time Iraq war film drags you into visceral frontline combat

Co-directors Alex Garland and former US Navy Seal Ray Mendoza recreate a 2006 battle with almost unbearable intensity – and a dazzling ensemble cast

The Guardian - UK

US To Withdraw Some 1,000 Troops From Syria

The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday.

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The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: sandstorm turns Iraqi skies orange and empties the streets

Thousands go to hospital with respiratory problems after massive dust cloud blows in from Saudi Arabia

The Guardian - US

Is Warfare the most realistic war film ever made?

In Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s brutal and immersive new film, memory informs the events that take place in real time to a unit of soldiers in Iraq

LiveScience

Crop circles surround Iraq's multicolored 'Sea of Salt' after years of drought — Earth from space

This 2024 astronaut photo shows the striking colors of Iraq's Razazah Lake, surrounded by a host of strangely circular fields.

The Independent UK

At least 1800 hospitalised in Iraq as sandstorm halts flights and triggers power outages

Airports in Najaf and Basra temporarily shut as visibility impaired due to the sandstorm deemed to be the biggest this year

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The Guardian - UK

Iraq veteran and film-maker Ray Mendoza: ‘Writing Warfare with Alex Garland was like going to a therapist’

The former US Navy Seal on working alongside the Ex Machina director to produce a war movie that’s as true to life as possible

International Business Times

Iraqi Markets A Haven For Pedlars Escaping Iran's Economic Woes

Every Friday, Alawi crosses the border from Iran into Iraq to sell his produce in the markets of Basra, which serve as a haven for Iranians grappling with economic sanctions.

Latin Times

D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai and Ray Mendoza Break Down the Brutal Truth Behind Their Movie 'Warfare'

The film, released by A24, reconstructs a 2006 mission in Ramadi, Iraq, in meticulous detail. Ray Mendoza, part of the SEAL team in the story, and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, the actor who plays him, tell how it all went down.

Reason

Tariffs Failed in the Middle East—America Shouldn't Make the Same Mistake

Protectionism in Egypt and Iraq fueled corruption, stagnation, and smuggling—not prosperity.

The Guardian - UK

Executions at 10-year high after huge increases in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International confirms 1,518 people executed in 2024 but says real total is likely to be thousands more

The Guardian - UK

Chopping Onions on my Heart by Samantha Ellis review – an Iraqi Jew’s celebration of an endangered culture

In this deeply personal but wryly funny memoir, the author examines her Middle Eastern ancestry and asks what it means to witness her community and their traditions fade from memory

The Guardian - UK

‘Too sticky. Too saucy. Too weird’: could I persuade my son to eat the food of my heritage?

Before she became a mother, Samantha Ellis secretly judged other parents who let their children subsist on white bread and pesto-pasta. And when her son was born she couldn’t wait to share the Iraqi Jewish food of her ancestors. Unfortunately, he had other ideas …

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