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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.

A hunting party consisting of 24 Qataris and two Saudis kidnapped in southern Iraq in December 2015 was released last week. (AFP)

April 26th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Iraq is holding hundreds of millions of Qatari ransom money

Iraqis evacuate a body from the site of a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State on July 3, 2016 in Baghdad's central Karrada district. (AFP/ File)

April 22nd, 2017 - 06:57 GMT

Iraqis worked just six months in 2016: Report

Most families in the country will no longer be able to feed themselves if basic food prices increase or fighting worsens. (AFP)

April 11th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Majority of Iraqi families at risk of hunger, warns UN

Iraqi foreign minister Ibrahim al-Jafaari at a conference on Syria in Brussels, Belgium, April 5 2017. (AFP/John Thys)

April 11th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Iraq seems to be withdrawing its support from Bashar al-Assad

Russia's Deputy Ambassador to the UN, Vladimir Safronkov. at a Security Council Meeting April 7 2017. (AFP/Jewel Samad)

April 11th, 2017 - 07:33 GMT

Russia knew about Syria chemical attack before it happened, US official says

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' visit comes at a critical time for Iraq. (AFP)

April 1st, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

UN Chief visits Iraq, calls for humanitarian support

Smoke rises following an airstrike in western Mosul on March 6, 2017, during an offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the western parts of the city from Islamic State (IS) group.(AFP/Aris Messinis)

March 29th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

US: Civilian deaths in Mosul an 'unintentional accident of war'

Soldiers from the Rapid Response Division have captured Mosul's train station and its football stadium in recent days, as pressure has grown on the Iraqi military over civilian casualties.

March 29th, 2017 - 08:03 GMT

Mosul’s old city in sight, as Daesh make their final stand

"Areas liberated by the Peshmerga forces are no longer disputed and we will not hand them over to any party". (File/AFP)

March 28th, 2017 - 04:04 GMT

Kurdish factions assert their claim over areas liberated from Daesh

An airstrike in west Mosul. (AFP)

March 28th, 2017 - 09:16 GMT

Iraq’s government ordered Mosul’s civilians to stay home. Does that make them responsible for their deaths?

Mosul al-Jadida, March 26 2017, after airstrikes reportedly killed civilians. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubay)

March 27th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

After civilian deaths, Iraqi army pledges to reduce firepower in Mosul

Donald Trump has been possessed by a jinni, according to one Kurdish-Iraqi faith healer. (AFP/File)

March 10th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Is Trump possessed by demons? This Kurdish faith-healer thinks so!