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Iraq’s oil boom blamed for worsening water crisis in drought-hit south

Pollution from gas flaring – the burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction – is also a major concern in the oil-rich but extremely dry south

The Guardian - UK

We need the return of Miliband the elder

Brief letters: David Miliband on Iraq | Tory turn-off | PoW chapel | Expensive flower shows | Malvern beckons

The Guardian - UK

The wars we don't (care to) see

Few Americans have any sense of just how devastating (not to say unsuccessful) the war on terror has been

Salon

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Iraqi Kurdistan 2022 parliament extension unconstitutional, supreme court rules

Iraq's federal supreme court ruled on Tuesday that a one-year extension of the term of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region parliament in 2022 was unconstitutional and undermined democracy in the country, its top judge Jassim Mohammed said.

Reuters

Beau Biden: The story of Joe Biden’s late son

The Delaware attorney general and Iraq War veteran, the president’s eldest son, died in 2015

The Independent UK

‘I think of drowning myself’: the Iraqi families displaced by a dam – and homeless for 40 years

The village of Jissary was flooded in 1985 to make way for the giant Mosul dam, and its people have been moving between makeshift settlements ever since. Now they face eviction again

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

Iraq vs England live stream: How can I watch U20 World Cup game live for FREE on TV in UK today?

England can continue their perfect record at the Under-20 World Cup in their final group game against Iraq today.

Evening Standard

Iraq announces plans for $17 billion transportation project linking Asia to Europe

Iraq’s prime minister announced plans for a $17 billion regional transportation project intended to facilitate the flow of goods from Asia to Europe

The Independent UK

The War on Terror turned Ron DeSantis into Florida’s anti-woke warrior. Will that win him the White House?

Yale-educated governor is the highest profile Republican seeking to dethrone Donald Trump, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

RAF Typhoons blitz ISIS terrorists with SEVEN 500lb bombs in Iraq raid

The fearsome 1,500mph ground attack aircraft carried out the mission as part of Operation Shader, the ongoing battle against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria

Daily Mirror

The War on Terror turned Ron DeSantis into Florida’s anti-woke warrior. Will that win him the White House?

Yale-educated governor is the highest profile Republican seeking to dethrone Donald Trump, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

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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The Independent UK

Critics say Biden is lying about how his son Beau died in Iraq – they are ignoring the full story

‘My son was a major in the US Army. We lost him in Iraq,’ the president told US marines during his Japan visit

Daily Mirror

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

Turkish drone strike kills three YBS fighters in Iraq - Kurdish counter-terrorism service

A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Tuesday killed three fighters from the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a militia affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said.

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France 24

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…

Al Jazeera

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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.

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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