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Five books about Iraq, a cradle of civilisation and catastrophe
The Economist· 3 hours agoALTHOUGH IT IS beginning to recover, Iraq is still suffering from the wars of the past decades. In...
The pilgrimage sites of Iraq's timeless and holy cities
BBC News· 9 hours agoTravellers to what was once was the spiritual centre of the world can learn about the region's long...
Sweden protests to Iraq over death sentence given to Swedish citizen
Reuters· 18 hours agoSweden said on Thursday it had called in Iraq's charge d'affaires in Stockholm to protest against a...
Firefighters battle massive fire at northern Iraq oil refinery
WCMH Columbus· 1 day agoIRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A team of 32 firefighters in northern Iraq was battling to put out a massive fire Thursday, a day after it broke out at an oil refinery, local officials said. The fire broke out …
Iraq counts cost of stray bullets fired in anger or joy
MSN News· 15 hours agoAt weddings, football matches and other special events, some Iraqi men like to fire salvos of...
Iraq veteran becomes first woman to command Little Chute American Legion post
WBAY Green Bay· 3 days agoAmerican Legion Post 258 in Little Chute swore in a new commander, and she’s the first woman to...
Sweden summons Iraqi diplomat to protest death penalties reportedly handed to 2 Swedes
ABC News· 7 hours agoSwedish media reported in recent days that two Swedes have been sentenced to death in Iraq after...
Why Israel-Hezbollah tensions risk boiling over now
CNN via AOL· 7 hours agoIsrael killed one of Hezbollah’s most senior commanders, Talib Sami Abdulla, in a strike on southern Lebanon...
Judge orders retrial of civil case against contractor accused of abuse at Abu Ghraib
AOL· 2 hours agoA judge on Friday ordered a retrial over allegations that a Virginia-based military contractor contributed to the abuse and torture of detainees at Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib ...
Widow of IS leader reveals details of their life together
BBC via AOL· 5 days ago“We moved to the Idlib countryside in Syria in January 2012, and there it became absolutely clear to...