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
Sadrist bloc in Iraq’s parliament resigns after its leader asks them to leave amid political stalemate. Moqtada al-Sadr’s party won most seats in parliament in October general election. Political differences hampered parliament’s ability to pick president and establish a cabinet. The Sadrist bloc in Iraq’s parliament resigned on Sunday after its leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, a … Read more
An armed drone struck a road on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital. The attack took place three kilometres from the building site of the new US consulate in Irbil. An armed drone struck a road on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital, on Wednesday evening, injuring three individuals, according to security agencies. … Read more
In a report documenting 26 incidents since May 2021. Among the 26 cases investigated, they include “targeted killing, violent assaults. Dozens of activists were targeted in assassinations or attempted killings. Assassinations, bomb attacks and threats: in Iraq an “environment of fear and intimidation” targeting activists and protesters has put a stranglehold on freedom of expression, … Read more
Iraqi security officials claimed on Wednesday that they had received 50 Islamic State (IS) fighters arrested earlier in Syria by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC), the captives were handed over through the Rabia border crossing in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, with … Read more
Iraqi aviation authorities were left stunned after a 10-year-old boy boarded an Iran-bound plane on his own from a busy airport in a Shiite shrine city following several security checks. The international airport in Najaf, south of Baghdad, announced Wednesday that it would review security after the boy slipped through seven checks and mixed in … Read more
An official in Iraq said Saturday that authorities exhumed the remains of 15 people from a mass grave believed to hold the remains of dozens more people killed by dictator Saddam Hussein. The mass grave was discovered in April near the southern city of Najaf, while workers were constructing a residential compound. It is thought … Read more
BAGHDAD – Three tense months after legislative elections, Iraq’s parliament has finally held its inaugural session but opening debates swiftly descended into furious arguments between Shiite factions. In multi-confessional and multi-ethnic Iraq, the formation of governments has involved complex negotiations ever since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein. Parliament only met for the … Read more
The former spy chief of Iraq, Mustafa Kadhemi became prime minister on Thursday (May 7). The decision was taking when the state facing a shocking economic crisis due to coronavirus pandemic. The parliament has approved the new government overnight later last-moment changes to the cabinet line-up, the former chief of the National Intelligence Service (INIS) … Read more
The Trump administration has announced to cut off the refugee resettlement for next year. According to the US Foreign Minister, the plan allows only 18,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year. The submitted report allocates admissions by group of special humanitarian interests to the United States, which includes Iraqis … Read more
