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An Iraqi waterway nearby oil fields (AFP/FILE)

February 10th, 2019 - 11:17 GMT

Draining Upstream, Chaos Downstream: The Eco-Political Disaster of Iraq’s Waterways

Water is the key holding all of Iraq together. It is rapidly draining.

Iran has three main crossings with the Kurdish region; Haji Omaran (in Erbil Province), Parwezkhan, and Bashmaq (AFP/File)

October 25th, 2017 - 10:48 GMT

Iran Reopens Border with Iraq's Kurdish Region after 10-Day Closure

The moves come amid steadily mounting tension between Baghdad and the Erbil-based KRG following last month’s referendum on regional independence (AFP/File)

October 18th, 2017 - 12:45 GMT

Iraqi Forces Take Control of Syrian Border Crossing

The Iraqi army has turned its attention to driving back the Kurdish military forces after the Kurdistan region voted overwhelmingly on Sept. 25 in a referendum for independence (AFP/File)

October 17th, 2017 - 12:46 GMT

Peshmerga Surrender Sinjar After Iraqi Forces Take Kirkuk

Iran has three main crossings with the Kurdish region; Haji Omaran (in Erbil Province), Parwezkhan, and Bashmaq (AFP/File)

October 15th, 2017 - 11:09 GMT

Iran Closes Main Crossing with Iraq's Kurdish Region

ISIS fighters have released a new propaganda photo featuring the bullet-ridden faces of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on shooting targets

October 14th, 2017 - 10:30 GMT

Trump and Putin Appear Bullet-holed in New ISIS Propaganda Video

Iraqi Kurdish protesters wave flags of their autonomous Kurdistan region during a demonstration (AFP File Photo)

September 18th, 2017 - 07:09 GMT

Iraq's National Security Council Rejects 'Unconstitutional' Kurdish Referendum

Iraqi Kurds fly Kurdish flags during an event to urge people to vote in the upcoming independence referendum in Irbil. (Safin Hamed/AFP)

September 16th, 2017 - 07:58 GMT

US Urges Iraq’s Kurds to Call Off Independence Referendum

An Indonesian protester tears a picture of Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally in front of Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on September 2, 2017 (AFP)

September 4th, 2017 - 02:06 GMT

Feature: How Much of the Social Media Reporting on the Rohingya Can we Trust?

An SDF fighter in war-torn Raqqa, July 2017 (AFP)

September 2nd, 2017 - 09:30 GMT

Raqqa Old City Seized From ISIS But With Growing Civilian Cost

“ISIS is a global threat, relocating terrorists from one place to another for someone else to deal with, is not a lasting solution.” (AFP)

August 30th, 2017 - 01:09 GMT

Hezbollah, Syria Deal Relocating ISIS Fighters Condemned by US-led Coalition

The city has been fully recaptured, but fighting is still ongoing in the wider region. (AFP/File)

August 28th, 2017 - 09:33 GMT

A Tentative Victory: Iraqi Forces Clear Tal Afar of ISIS

France, a country which has been the victim of numerous large scale IS attacks, is aiding Iraq in its fight against the extremist group by providing aerial an artillery support. (AFP/File)

August 27th, 2017 - 10:10 GMT

France Cooperating with Iraqi Forces in Recapture of Tal Afar