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The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

Oldest cooked meal eaten by Neanderthals discovered in northern Iraq

It appears Neanderthals were pretty handy in the kitchen

Evening Standard

Fresh Türkiye Strikes in Syria as Erdogan Vows Ground Operation 'Soon'

Türkiye struck several targets in Syria on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued new threats to launch a ground operation "soon" against Kurdish fighters despite calls for de-escalation from Washington and Moscow. Ankara launched a series of air strikes in Operation Claw-Sword on Sunday -- hitting dozens of Kurdish…

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Inspirational Perth doctor sets up two hospitals in Iraq

Perth Royal Infirmary respiratory consultant Mudher Al-Khairalla has improved the health services available in the Middle Eastern country

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Salt, drought decimate buffaloes in Iraq's southern marshes

Iraq’s water buffaloes are suffering from dire water shortages in the country's iconic southern marshes

The Independent UK

US Reps. Call on Biden Administration to Counter Iranian Attacks in Iraq

US Republican representatives Guy Reschenthaler and Mike Waltz last week urged the Biden administration to respond to recent Iranian attacks in Iraq and deter future aggression. “It is deeply concerning that these attacks have not been met with a strong US response, and we believe this will only increase the…

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Official: Iran Airstrikes Target Kurdish Groups in Iraq

Iran on Tuesday launched a new round of strikes at Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in Iraq’s northern, semi-autonomous Kurdish region, a spokesman said. Iranian opposition groups were targeted in two locations, in the areas of Perdi and Degala, according to a tweet by the local government's spokesman, Lawk Ghafuri.…

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In an unprecedented moment, Kurds across the Middle East are under attack from all sides

While the West is distracted, Iran and Turkey launch attacks on ethnic group for domestic gains

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards hit Kurdish Iranian group in Iraqi Kurdistan - Tasnim

Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeted on Tuesday a base of what it says are "terrorists" in Iraq's Kurdistan region with missiles and kamikaze drones, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said.

Reuters

Baghdad Clings to ‘Distinguished Relations’ with Amman

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani held talks on Wednesday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and senior Jordanian officials on his first visit outside Iraq, less than a month after he took office. According to Al-Sudani's media office, the visit came at the invitation of the Jordanian King.

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Erbil Demands Acquiring Air Defense System to Deter Attacks

Masoud Haider, an advisor to Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq, has called on the international community to supply Iraqi Kurdistan and Baghdad with an air defense system. Haider made his demand in wake of Iran bombing Kurdish areas in Iraq in recent days. “Missile and…

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Iraq International Book Fair to Host 350 Publishing Houses

The third edition of the Iraq International Book Fair is set to kick off in Baghdad next month. Running from December 7 to 17, the event is organized by Al-Mada for Media Culture & Arts, a media and cultural foundation that moved from Damascus to Baghdad after 2003 Over 350…

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Auditors in Iraq Uncover Staggering $2.5 Billion Tax Fraud

Auditors in Iraq have uncovered a massive scheme in which a network of businesses and officials embezzled some $2.5 billion from the country’s tax authority, despite layers of safeguards. The scandal poses an early test for Iraq’s new government, which was formed late last month after a prolonged political crisis.

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Erdogan signals a Turkish ground offensive in Syria, Iraq

Russia and the US call for de-escalation amid Turkish cross-border raids on Kurdish positions in Syria and Iraq.

Al Jazeera

Türkiye Tells US to Stop Backing Syrian Kurdish Militia as Clashes Escalate

Türkiye called on the United States to halt support for a Syrian Kurdish militia on Tuesday after an escalation in retaliatory strikes along the border which prompted Washington to warn against military action that would destabilize Syria. The comments came as Turkish artillery kept up bombardment of Kurdish bases and…

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U.S. urges de-escalation in Syria, opposes violations of Iraq's sovereignty

The United States on Monday urged de-escalation of violence in Syria, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement, after tit-for-tat attacks by Turkey's military and a Kurdish militia.

The Independent UK

Hero reveals how he tackled Colorado Springs gunman with help from trans woman in heels: ‘I just knew I had to take him down’

Richard Fierro, a veteran of four tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, beat the suspect with his own handgun while a trans woman stomped on him

The Independent UK

Auditors in Iraq uncover staggering $2.5 billion tax fraud

Auditors in Iraq have uncovered a massive scheme in which a network of businesses and officials embezzled some $2.5 billion from the country’s tax authority, despite layers of safeguards

The Independent UK

Activists: Iranian forces unleash heavy fire on protesters

Activists say Iranian security forces have used heavy gunfire against protesters in a Kurdish town in the country’s west

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Iraq Condemns Iranian, Turkish Attacks on Kurdistan Region

Iraq on Monday condemned Iranian and Turkish attacks on its northern Kurdistan region, the state news agency INA reported, citing a foreign ministry statement. "The repeated attacks carried out by Iranian and Turkish forces with missiles and drones on the Kurdistan region are a violation of Iraq's sovereignty," the statement…

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Activists: Iranian Forces Unleash Heavy Fire on Protesters

Iranian security forces used heavy gunfire against protesters in a Kurdish town in the country's west on Monday, killing at least five during an anti-government protest that erupted at the funeral of two people killed the day before, activists said. Videos circulating online show dozens of protesters taking shelter in…

Reuters

Iraq condemns Iranian, Turkish attacks on Kurdistan region

Iraq on Monday condemned Iranian and Turkish attacks on its northern Kurdistan region, the state news agency INA reported, citing a foreign ministry statement.

Reuters

Turkey's military operations in Iraq and Syria

Turkey's armed forces have conducted several large-scale military operations over the decades in northern Iraq and northern Syria against Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, the Islamic State and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Al Jazeera

Iran attacks positions in northern Iraq targeting Kurdish groups

Iran says Kurdish separatist groups based in northern Iraq are destabilising Kurdish-majority provinces in Iran.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan says Syria operations not limited to air campaign -media

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's military operations in northern Syria and Iraq were not limited to just an air campaign and discussions would be held on the involvement of ground forces, Turkish media reported.

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Kurdish Exile Group Says Iran Hits Its Bases in North Iraq

Iranian missiles and drones struck an Iranian Kurdish opposition group's bases in northern Iraq late Sunday night, the group said. The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian group exiled in Iraq, said in a statement that Iranian surface-to-surface missiles and drones hit its bases and adjacent refugee camps…

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