The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

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.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2023

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 · May 15, 2023

‘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 · May 15, 2023

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.

RideApart · May 12, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

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

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Private soldiers fight in America's name

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

Salon · May 10, 2023

Fox News Dedicates London Bureau to Cameraman Killed in Ukraine

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

Multichannel News · May 9, 2023

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

The Independent UK · May 7, 2023

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.

Al Jazeera · May 7, 2023