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Who is Shelly Kittleson, and who has abducted US female journalist? Baghdad kidnapping triggers global concernWho is Shelly Kittleson, and who has abducted US female journalist became a global concern after the kidnapping of Shelly Kittleson in Bagh...
Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soilIraq is caught in a regional war's crossfire, facing strikes from both Iran and the U.S. This dual threat jeopardizes the nation's economy,...
Curfew in Kirkuk: What sparked clashes between Kurds and Arabs in Iraq, resulting in 3 fatalities? How did the violence erupt?Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq, has implemented a curfew in response to violent clashes between rival demonstrations involving Kurdish and...
IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virusThe assaults are the latest in a resurgence of attacks by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq. The first was a brazen suicide mission ...
Joining the army? You are also entering a global military-industrial complexUnsurprisingly, four of the top five weapons buyers are US allies -Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq and the UAE. The fifth is India, currently mov...
Islamic State group recruits, exploits childrenAcross vast region under IS control, group is actively conscripting children for battle and committing abuses against most vulnerable at yo...
Savage battle rages in Iraq for control over nation's biggest oil refineryThe capture of the refinery would provide a potentially rich source of income for ISIS, which already profits from its control of oil resou...
Congress writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for safe return of Indians from IraqNoting that several Indians are stranded in the towns of Mosul, Kirkuk and Tikrit, Chacko said these people have reported that there is no ...
Why US military aid alone can't save IraqMoreover, the US must compel the Iraqi Army to adopt a sensitive, population-centered approach to reversing the militants' conquests.
Brent holds above $110 on unrest in Egypt, worries over Fed policyBrent crude prices held steady above $110 a barrel, after last week posting their biggest weekly percentage gain since the first half of Ju...
- Oil wealth fans ethnic flames in Iraqi town
In a mirror image of Kirkuk, the Kurdish town of Khanaqin near the border with Iran that holds sizeable oil reserves is being exposed to et...
- Iraqi government opens 8 oil and gas fields for bidding from international firms
Iraq has opened international bidding for eight enormous oil and gas fields, paving the way for major investments in a nation with one of t...
- Blast kills 18 people in Baghdad
A truck packed with rockets blew up n Baghdad, killing 18 people in the deadliest single blast in the city in more than three months.