The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

‘How would you survive?’: Desperation grows in Iraq water crisis

Parched communities, once displaced by the ravages of ISIL, can barely survive the decimation of their water supplies.

Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2023

India minister derides Barack Obama for raising religious rights: ‘He bombed six Muslim countries’

‘More than 26,000 bombs were dropped – from Syria and Yemen to Saudi (Arabia) and Iraq’

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

Netherlands and Belgium join international probe into crimes against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq

The European Union’s judicial cooperation agency says the Netherlands and Belgium have joined an international investigation into atrocities committed against the Yazidi minority in Syria and Iraq

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

German jailed for keeping Yazidi woman as a slave

A German woman has been convicted of keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave during her time with the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

The New Daily · Jun 21, 2023

Mosul faced mass heritage destruction by the Islamic State. We asked residents what they thought about rebuilding

After the Islamic State captured the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in mid-2014, they unleashed a wave of devastating human suffering and unprecedented heritage destruction.

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2023

Iraq displays 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by Italy

A 2,800-year-old stone tablet has gone on display in Iraq after being returned by Italy.

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2023

20 years after invasion, Iraqis still waiting to come to US

Two decades after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, thousands of Iraqis are still trying to emigrate to the United States

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Is a smoke-bomb planet our future?

That poisonous orange haze in New York was the 9/11 moment for climate change — or at least it should have been

Salon · Jun 16, 2023

Iraq, Qatar agree to boost economic, energy cooperation during emir's visit to Baghdad

Qatar and Iraq have inked a series of economic and energy deals during a visit to Baghdad by the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

‘The people don’t want us’: inside a camp for Iraqis returned from Syrian detention

Exclusive: As Iraq steps up transfers from al-Hawl, interviews with returnees raise questions over a process mired in complexities

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023