Tue, 21-Oct-2025

In a parched land, Iraqi gazelles dying of hunger

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The population of slender-horned gazelles at the Sawa reserve in southern Iraq has dropped from 148 to 87 in just over a month. Lack of funding, combined with a lack of rain, has deprived them of food as the country’s drought dries up lakes and reduces crop yields. The elegant animals are recognizable by their … Read more

Iraq summons Turkey envoy in protest at Kurdistan offensive

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Iraq on Tuesday summoned Turkey’s ambassador to Baghdad in protest at a new  Turkish offensive concentrated on rebels in the north’s independent Kurdistan region. Turkey on Monday said it has released air and floor offensive toward militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Iraq surpassed Turkish ambassador Ali Riza Guney a … Read more