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Kidnapping victim rescued in Gaza after decade

Israel Rescues Woman Kidnapped by ISIS at Age 11 and Held Captive in Gaza

She had been held for a decade before her rescue.

Fifteen ISIS Fighters Killed In Raid By US And Iraqi Troops, Seven American Fighters Wounded

ISIS fighters were armed with 'numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive suicide belts,' said officials

BP To Develop New Oil And Gas Fields In Iraq

A picture released by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani shows him looking on as BP CEO, Murray Auchincloss (L) and Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani al-Sawad sign a memorandum of understanding to develop oil and gas field

Iraq signed an agreement with British energy giant British Petroleum on Thursday to develop four oil and gas fields in the northern province of Kirkuk.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) holds talks with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein ahead of an expected visit to Baghdad by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish Ministers In Baghdad Talks Ahead Of Erdogan Visit

A high-ranking Turkish delegation held talks in Baghdad on Thursday, discussing key security and energy issues ahead of an expected visit by Turkey's president, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin holds a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC on February 1, 2024

US Approves Strikes Against Iranian Targets in Syria, Iraq: Report

The plans for a multi-day strike reportedly come as a response to drone and rocket attacks targeting U.S. forces in the region, including the Sunday drone attack that killed three U.S. service members and injured 41 others at the Tower 22 base inside Jordan, close to the Syrian border.

Fly Baghdad has condemned Washington's imposition of sanctions, saying the US Treasury provided no proof of its allegation the airline had assisted Iran's Revolutionary Guards

Iraq No-frills Carrier Says No Grounds For US Sanctions

Iraqi no-frills carrier Fly Baghdad has condemned Washington's imposition of sanctions, saying the US Treasury provided no proof of its allegation the airline had assisted Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani attends a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Iraqi Leader Again Demands US-led Coalition Leave

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday repeated his call for the US-led international anti-jihadist coalition to depart his country amid soaring regional tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.

Map of Pakistan locating Panjgur in Balochistan province near where Iran launched a deadly airstrike on Tuesday, according to local media.

Pakistan Says Iran Launched Deadly Air Strike On Its Territory

Pakistan said Wednesday that Iran carried out an air strike on its territory that killed two children, after Tehran launched attacks in Iraq and Syria against what it called "anti-Iranian terrorist groups".

Iraqi mourners in Baghdad carry the coffin of a Kataeb Hezbollah fighter who was also part of the 'Islamic resistance in Iraq,' which has claimed recent attacks against US troops in Iraq and Syria, and who is believed to have died in a US air strike

US Says It Hit Two Sites In Iraq In Response To Attacks

US forces carried out new strikes against two sites in Iraq early on Wednesday in retaliation for attacks by "Iran and Iran-backed groups," US Central Command said.

This 2,700 year old relief uncovered by archaeologists in northern Iraq depicts a lamassu, an Assyrian deity portrayed with a human head, the body of a bull and the wings of a bird

Iraq Dig Unearths 2,700-year-old Winged Sculpture Largely Intact

A dig in northern Iraq has unearthed a 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of the winged Assyrian deity Lamassu, which was found largely intact despite its large dimensions.

CHP lawmakers voted against the motion on Tuesday

Turkey Extends Syria, Iraq Operations By Another Two Years

Turkey's parliament on Tuesday extended the military's authorisation to launch cross-border operations in neighbouring Syria and Iraq by two more years.

Baghdad's Abbasid Palace, one of the few remaining buildings from the Abbasid caliphate era

Iraqis Marvel At Ancient Iraq In New 'Assassin's Creed' Game

Iraqi gamers celebrated the release Thursday of the latest instalment of the "Assassin's Creed" action-adventure saga, set in ninth century Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate.

Soldiers and emergency responders gather around ambulances carrying people injured in a fire at an Iraqi wedding

100 Killed In Fire During Wedding At Iraq Event Hall

At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah, according to an initial tally released early Wednesday.

Abir Jassem says a women-run catering service in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul has offered her a lifeline

In War-Scarred Iraqi City, Food Business Gives Women Independence

Abir Jassem is busy preparing stuffed vegetables at a kitchen in Iraq's Mosul, where after years of unrest a women-run catering service has helped single mothers like her achieve financial security.

Iraq's Arbat airfield, where three Kurdish counter-terrorism agents were killed in a Turkish drone strike on Monday, is mainly used by crop-spraying aircraft

Iraq Condemns 'Repeated Turkish Attacks' After Kurdish Officers Killed

Iraq's President Abdel Latif Rashid condemned on Tuesday "repeated Turkish attacks", a day after a drone strike on a northern airfield killed three Kurdish counterterrorism officers.

Some 40 patients are treated at Al-Canal Center for Social Rehabilitation in Baghdad amid a spike in drug abuse

Battling Drug Crisis, Iraq Searches For Cure

Iraq, which borders with Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia, has long been a transit country for the region's ballooning trade in the amphetamine-type drug and other narcotics.

US officials claimed to have had success in disrupting the online propaganda efforts of the Islamic State as part of an offensive hacking operation

ISIS Leader Detonated Suicide Vest To Avoid Turkish Capture

Abu Hussein al-Qurashi was the third Islamic State leader to die during a military operation, following his predecessors' deaths in 2019 and 2022.

Tiba Ali's Death: Dozens Protest 'Honor Killing' Of Iraqi YouTuber Murdered By Her Dad

The protestors demand legal reform that would ensure harsher punishments for perpetrators.

Cholera Outbreak: Iraq Confirms 13 Cases, Dozens Of Suspected Infections

Iraq's last "broad outbreak" was in 2015.

Saddam Hussein's Net Worth Before Death Was Massive: How Did He Become Rich?

Saddam Hussein was said to have had a net worth of at least $2 billion at the time of his death in 2006.

6 In A Family Held For Kidnapping Pregnant Woman Because Her Boyfriend Wasn't Muslim

The victim told cops that the suspects would likely kill her or send her back to Iraq, their homeland.

US President Joe Biden sought to allay fears about inflation, saying the price spikes hitting Americans in their pocketsbooks was just temporary and that the economy continued to improve

Iraq War: After 18 Years, Biden To End US Combat Operations

President Biden has come to an agreement with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi to end U.S. combat operations in Iraq by the end of 2021.

The Pentagon said that it had conducted airstrikes targeting 'two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq'

US Airstrikes Against Iran-Backed Militia Draw Iraqi Condemnation

The U.S. conducted airstrikes over the weekend targeting Iran-backed militias which the Iraqi government has criticized as illegal under international law