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Demolition of 300-year-old Iraq mosque minaret for road expansion enrages locals
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe demolition on Friday of a 300-year-old minaret of a mosque in Iraq's southern city of Basra to make way for road expansion has enraged locals, religious and cultural authorities who condemned ...
Iraqis are furious over their government's demolition of a minaret that stood for nearly 300 years
Associated Press via AOL· 11 months agoFor three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret fashioned from weathered bricks and its...
Newport veterans reflect on service, society and the legacy of the Iraq War
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNEWPORT – The Iraq war began 20 years ago, and officially ended in December 2011 when American...
U.S.-led Iraq war ushered in years of chaos and conflict
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was meant to topple a dictator who had...
Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Koran burning
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in...
Thousands protest in Iraq for a second day over burning of Quran in Sweden
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBASRA, Iraq (AP) — Thousands of followers of a firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric rallied in major cities...
UNESCO chief promises help in restoring Iraq's looted sites
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe head of the United Nations cultural agency promised Monday to continue helping to repair the...
Iraqi officials condemn demolition of 300-year-old minaret in Basra
CNN via AOL· 11 months agoCondemnation grew in Iraq after a 300-year-old minaret, viewed as a heritage site by the Ministry of...
Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoKuwait said Thursday it executed five prisoners, including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a...
Iran Fires Missiles at Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan, Killing at Least 6 Civilians: What to Know
Time via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn aerial view shows Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s northern autonomous Kurdish region, on Dec. 13,...