The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

British counter terror forces to help train Iraqi commandos in how to smash ISIS

In the next few weeks the British will help train the Iraqi commandos to hunt down other ISIS cells

Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2023

Iraq investigates militia kidnapping of Israeli-Russian academic

The Israeli government has said Tsurkov is being held by the Shia militia Kataib Hezbollah.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023

Six Days in Fallujah preview: not a shooter but a horror game

Six Days in Fallujah is a well-built, if minimalist, simulation but takes liberties when it comes to telling the stories of Iraqi lives affected by the invasion.

TechRadar · Jul 7, 2023

Princeton doctoral student kidnapped in Iraq on research trip

Ms. Tsurkov’s colleagues at New Line Magazine wrote they hadn’t heard from her since 19 March

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Israeli-Russian academic held by militia in Iraq, Netanyahu says

Israeli PM’s office holds Iraq responsible for wellbeing of Elizabeth Tsurkov, who went missing months ago.

Al Jazeera · Jul 5, 2023

Desertification: Iraq’s worsening water crisis

When many thousands of Iraqis turn on their taps “nothing comes out”, said Hayder Indhar for Phys.org.

The Week · Jul 4, 2023

Action needed against ‘religious hatred’ after Quran defiled: OIC

Defilement of the Muslim holy book in Sweden has prompted international condemnation including large protests in Iraq.

Al Jazeera · Jul 2, 2023

Mark Rylance on royalty, method acting and the Iraq war: ‘I’ve talked with the King about who wrote Shakespeare’s plays’

The generational stage actor speaks to Chris Harvey about Timothée Chalamet, his ‘failure’ at the Globe, and his new play ‘Dr Semmelweis’

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023

Iraqi man living in Manchester to be 'forcibly removed' from UK and deported TOMORROW

The journalist fears he could be killed if he is forcibly removed

Manchester Evening News · Jun 30, 2023

Iraq's amputee football team defy war injuries to represent nation's rise from ashes

Bravery and determination – something we have seen all over Baghdad 20 years on from the 2003 invasion – drove Mohammed al-Najjar to create the team

Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2023