Iraq airs footage of raid which ‘killed Daesh leader’
International October 27, 2019 Iraqi state television has aired footage of what it said was a raid in Syria that reportedly killed Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Baghdadi was reportedly […]
Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay
Oct 22, 2019 – 09:57 BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only […]
Looking back to 2007: The $3,850 per second war and its victims: Bernd Debusmann
Editor’s Note: and what has changed? Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Assuming you read at average speed, by the time you get to the bottom of this […]
Iraq prudent ovr taking Islamic State foreign nationals
Oct 17, 2019 – swissinfo.ch BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi officials appeared cautious on Thursday after holding talks with European powers this week aimed at accelerating efforts to create a […]
3 Million Pilgrims Cross Iran’s Border with Iraq for Arbaeen: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s deputy interior minister for security affairs said so far, three million pilgrims have crossed the country’s four borders with Iraq during the Arbaeen season, which marks […]
Trump is right to take troops out of Syria. Now they must leave Iraq and Afghanistan
Simon Jenkins The president’s motive for abandoning the Kurds is unclear, but the continued US presence in foreign wars is a disaster Mon 14 Oct 2019 Donald Trump is right […]
Like the US before it, Iran is learning the perils of foreign intervention in Iraq
America has learned and relearned its lesson the hard way several times over the last 50 years, now it’s time for another nation to get a taste of its own medicine Borzou Daragahi @borzou Some four years ago in Iraq’s Anbar province, a leader of a local Shia militia […]
The evolution of the ‘Somalization’ concept
OP-ED Daily Sabah > IBRAHIM ABDIRAHMAN MUKHTAR Published 11.10.2019 “And our country [Iraq] has turned into Somalia… and under the rule of foreigners.” These were some of the words […]
Saudi Arabia, Iran take steps towards indirect talks: Report
New York Times says Saudi crown prince asked leaders of Iraq and Pakistan to speak to Iran about defusing tensions. 5 Oct 2019 Saudi Arabia and Iran have taken steps […]
Protests resume in Iraq’s Sadr City as uprising enters second week
Oct 9, 2019 – swissinfo.ch REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (reuters_tickers) By John Davison and Raya Jalabi BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s government issued a second package of proposed social reforms on Tuesday in […]
Just as Iraq begins to find peace, it once again becomes the battleground for an American proxy war
Baghdad is full of new restaurants and shops and the streets are thronged with people until late at night. But many Iraqis wonder how long this will last if […]
Flashback: IOM in Iraq Newsletter July 2005
Just to recall. A lot was done, but … Click to access B0C339953882ABC84925723E001F8FF1-Full_Report.pdf Please click on the website for the full Newsletter. Foreword by the Chief of Mission Last month I carried my suitcase, my briefcase, the helmet and the bullet proof vest and flew to Baghdad on a […]
Al-Nouri Mosque restoration aims to revive spirit of Iraq’s ruined Mosul
Caline Malek September 21, 2019 The 12th-century Iraqi monument was blown up by retreating Daesh fighters in 2017 Project is part of a $100 million UNESCO-led heritage reconstruction plan for […]
Officials: 31 Iraqi pilgrims die in stampede during holiday
Source: Associated Press By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM BAGHDAD (AP) — A walkway collapsed and set off a stampede in the holy city of Karbala on Tuesday as thousands […]
Iraq suspends US-funded TV station for 3 months over program
Source: Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities on Monday suspended the license of a U.S.-funded TV station for three months after it aired a program on alleged corruption within […]
One of the craziest meetings I ever attended ! – Fallujah Reconstruction
Editor’s note: Please tell us if you have attended a crazier one ? ! As the readers of The Muslim Times will have noticed, I was working for The […]
Netanyahu enlarges the circle of enemies
Sep 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH “I am doing everything to defend our nation’s security from all directions: in the north facing Lebanon and Hizbollah, in Syria […]
In Iraqi holy city, row over female violinist at soccer match shows social rift
Source: Reuters By John Davison KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – The match should have been cause for young Iraqis to celebrate. Their national team beat Lebanon 1-0 in the first competitive […]
Yazidi women raped as ISIS slaves face brutal homecoming choice: Give up their child or stay away
Source: The Washington Post By Louisa Loveluck and Louisa Loveluck Reporter in The Washington Post’s Beirut bureau, focusing on Syria. ZAKHU, Iraq — Hiyam never expected to love her daughter. The father was an […]
Book Review: Why Do You Kill?: The Untold Story of the Iraqi Resistance
Why Do You Kill?: The Untold Story of the Iraqi Resistance Paperback – Bargain Price, April 1, 2009 by Jürgen Todenhöfer (Author) Jürgen Todenhöfer’s book sheds light on the other […]