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Returning to Sinjar: In Iraq, displaced Yazidis struggle to go home

On May 16, Iraq's Sinjar province saw deadly violence. The positions of a Yazidi armed group affiliated with the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, were targeted by drone strikes attributed to Turkey. Security tensions are complicating the return to the province of Yazidis in exile, after a genocide perpetrated against…

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Against the stream: Iraq artist battles to save boating tradition

Baghdad (AFP) - Young Iraqis row a flotilla of traditional wooden boats down the Tigris river in Baghdad, celebrating an ancient nautical heritage in the now drought-stricken country.

AFP

War-torn MENA nations missing out on much-needed climate funds

Iraq, Syria and Yemen in need of greater help to deal with intensifying climate change effects, aid groups warn.

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Arab conflict zones missing out on climate funds: aid groups

Dubai (AFP) - Conflict-plagued countries in the Middle East are among the most vulnerable to climate change but are almost entirely excluded from meaningful financing to mitigate its effects, aid groups warned Thursday.

AFP

Home Office to fast-track thousands of Iraqi and Iranian asylum claims

Exclusive: Scheme is part of push to tackle backlog of more than 90,000 claims submitted before June 2022

The Guardian - UK

Erdogan's strong showing signals "business as usual" for Mideast

The prospect of Tayyip Erdogan winning another presidential term in Turkey would once have rung alarms around the Middle East, but after taking a more conciliatory stance in recent years his strong election showing on Sunday has caused few flutters.

Reuters

Iraq exhumes remains of 605 ISIL victims from mass grave

Hundreds were taken from a prison and executed by the armed group, according to the Iraqi government.

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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.

Reuters

‘We are a forgotten people’: how rap music processed trauma in Iraq

In the first of two features exploring Iraqi music 20 years on from the Iraq war, the country’s rappers explain why using a US artform carries such satirical power

The Guardian - UK

Reviewer Crashes 800-HP Ford Mustang By Drifting In Parking Lot

He blames it on the lack of a circuit in Iraq.

Motor1

Johnny Joey Jones, Marine Corps bomb tech and Fox Nation host, to publish 'Unbroken Bonds' book

Combat veteran and Fox Nation host Johnny Joey Jones has a book coming out in June about serving with the Marines Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan and the friendships he formed

The Independent UK

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.

Al Jazeera

Rail strikes could see injured veterans miss ‘vital’ reunion with comrades

Iraq veteran with PTSD says reunions organised by King Charles’ shirtmaker are ‘safety net’, which help him and fellow servicemen ‘immensely’

The Independent UK

Watch This Solo Moto Traveler Ride Her Suzuki DR650 Across Iraq

Solo moto traveler Alex likes to visit countries on her trusty Suzuki DR650 that people don't always think of visiting, like Iraq, with vibrant cultures.

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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

AFP

Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports to Turkey Saturday: statement

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's oil minister said Thursday that crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkey would resume on Saturday, hours after a deal was finalised following years of dispute.

AFP

Hosts and holders Qatar to face China at Asian Cup

Doha (AFP) - Holders and hosts Qatar will play China while Japan face a heavyweight clash against Iraq in the group stage of the Asian Cup, following the draw on Thursday in Doha.

AFP

Iraqi Kurds keep nervous eye on Turkish election race

Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - As Turkey's presidential vote nears, Iraqi Kurds are keeping a close watch on the tightest electoral battle yet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the outcome of which could have major security and economic implications for their region.

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The Independent UK

Top Blair aide warned George Bush’s White House was full of ‘f***ing lunatics’ who spelled disaster for UK

Blair’s chief of staff made claim three years before UK backed US invasion of Iraq, new book claims

Salon

Private soldiers fight in America's name

While Putin embraces private contractors, the US seldom acknowledges its own version of the privatization of war

Multichannel News

Fox News Dedicates London Bureau to Cameraman Killed in Ukraine

Pierre Zakrzewski covered breaking news in Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan

AFP

Iraq's climate migrants flee parched land for crowded cities

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - Haydar Mohamed once grew wheat and barley, but Iraq's relentless drought has forced him off the land and into the city where he now works in construction and drives a taxi.

AFP

Iraqi Kurdish bodybuilder breaks down gender barriers

Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - As a young girl, Iraqi Kurd Shylan Kamal would help her mother knead bread until one day she realised the work was a way to build up muscles -- and she liked it.

The Independent UK

Alleged killer of prominent Iraqi analyst sentenced to death

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against the alleged killer of prominent Iraqi security analyst Hisham al-Hashimi, nearly three years after his assassination

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.

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