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‘I’ll warm myself on fire of revenge’: Hatred hangs in ruins of Iraq’s Sinjar
Middle East
November 19, 2015
‘I’ll warm myself on fire of revenge’: Hatred hangs in ruins of Iraq’s Sinjar
The picnic tables on the mountainside overlooking the town of Sinjar are a vestige of a time when different communities…
Iraq to supply crude oil and natural gas to Egypt and Jordan
Business
November 15, 2015
Iraq to supply crude oil and natural gas to Egypt and Jordan
Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday to receive crude oil and natural gas from Iraq, Egypt's minister of…
Kurdish forces seize Iraq’s Sinjar town from Islamic State
Middle East
November 13, 2015
Kurdish forces seize Iraq’s Sinjar town from Islamic State
Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by US air strikes seized the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State on Friday, a…
UN prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
Middle East
November 9, 2015
UN prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
The United Nations is expecting huge numbers of civilians to flee when Iraqi forces mount an offensive to retake the…
US general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
Middle East
November 7, 2015
US general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
US and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in coming…
Cholera spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain: UNICEF
Health & Fitness
November 7, 2015
Cholera spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain: UNICEF
A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to neighboring Syria, Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic…
Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters
World
November 5, 2015
Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters
A Bosnian Muslim cleric was sentenced to seven years in jail on Thursday for recruiting fighters to join Islamic State…
Chalabi, key lobbyist for US invasion of Iraq, dies: parliament
Middle East
November 3, 2015
Chalabi, key lobbyist for US invasion of Iraq, dies: parliament
Ahmed Chalabi, a key lobbyist for the US invasion of Iraq who was blamed for providing false intelligence on weapons…
US weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq
Middle East
October 28, 2015
US weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq
The United States is considering sending a small number of special operations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq…
Bomb attack on Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad kills seven: sources
Middle East
October 26, 2015
Bomb attack on Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad kills seven: sources
A suicide bomber killed seven people, including two police, in an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim procession on Monday in…