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QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA

QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA

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Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says

Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world,” the statement said

Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
Economy|Education|MidEast|Political|World

46.1 million people were counted in Iraq's first census in nearly 40 years

The final results of Iraq’s first census in nearly 40 years show the population has reached 46.1 million

46.1 million people were counted in Iraq's first census in nearly 40 years
Uncategorized

Turkish opposition party delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq as part of PKK peace efforts

A Turkish opposition party delegation has arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region against the backdrop of peace efforts between Ankara and a banned Kurdish separatist movement in Turkey

Turkish opposition party delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq as part of PKK peace efforts
MidEast|Political|World

Iraq's top court throws out challenge to new laws, including one increasing Islamic courts authority

Iraq’s top court has thrown out a legal challenge that had temporarily halted three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament

Iraq's top court throws out challenge to new laws, including one increasing Islamic courts authority
MidEast|News|World

Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats

Iraq is stepping up repatriation of its citizens from a camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of people, mostly wives and children of Islamic State fighters but also supporters of the militant group

Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats
Crime|News|World

Fire rips through Iraqi wedding hall, killing around 100 in shock to Christian community

A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq has killed around 100 people and injured at least 100 others and authorities warn the death toll could rise

Fire rips through Iraqi wedding hall, killing around 100 in shock to Christian community
News|US|World

Troops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq as tensions flare after Gaza hospital blast

Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza

Troops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq as tensions flare after Gaza hospital blast
News|US|World

A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties

U.S. and Iraqi officials say a rocket attack at the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has caused minor damage but no casualties

A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties
Election|MidEast|News|World

Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade

Iraqis have begun voting for the first time in a decade to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary elections due to take place in 2025

Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade
Election|MidEast|News

A boycott call and security concerns mar Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade

Baghdad’s streets are nearly empty on Monday, the main day of polling in the country’s first provincial elections in a decade

A boycott call and security concerns mar Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade
News|US|World

Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq

U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three United States servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq

Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq
MidEast|News|World

Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants

Two members of Iraqi militia groups have told The Associated Press that overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria killed six Iran-backed militants near a strategic border crossing with Iraq

Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants
MidEast|News|World

Airstrike in central Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader as regional tensions escalate

Officials say an airstrike on the logistical support headquarters of an Iran-backed militia in central Baghdad has killed a high-ranking militia commander

Airstrike in central Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader as regional tensions escalate
MidEast|News|World

Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate

Iran says it fired missiles at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria

Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate
MidEast|News|US|World

Washington and Baghdad plan to hold talks soon to end presence of US-led coalition in Iraq

The United States and Iraq will soon begin formal talks soon to transition the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State in Iraq

Washington and Baghdad plan to hold talks soon to end presence of US-led coalition in Iraq
Crime|News|World

Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say

Militia officials say a drone strike has hit a car in the Iraqi capital and killed three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander

Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say
MidEast|News|World

Iraq has captured 2 wanted Islamic State group members from abroad and brought them home

Iraq's intelligence department says it has captured two members of the Islamic State group in an operation outside the country and brought them home

MidEast|News|Sports|US|World

Americans star on an Iraqi basketball team. Its owners include forces that attacked US troops

A pro basketball team in Iraq is owned by a paramilitary group, and some of its forces recently attacked U.S. troops

Americans star on an Iraqi basketball team. Its owners include forces that attacked US troops
MidEast|News|World

Biden to host Iraqi leader as Mideast tensions soar, raising more questions about US troop presence

President Joe Biden is set to host Iraq's leader this week for talks that come as tensions across the Middle East have soared over the war in Gaza and Iran's attack on Israel in retaliation for an Israeli military strike against an Iranian facility in Syria

Biden to host Iraqi leader as Mideast tensions soar, raising more questions about US troop presence
Crime|News|World

Iraq investigates a blast at a base of Iran-allied militias that killed 1. US denies involvement

Iraqi authorities say they are investigating an explosion that struck a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-allied militias, overnight, killing one person and injuring eight

MidEast|News|World

Kurdish separatists and water issues loom large in long-awaited Erdogan visit to Iraq

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to make his first official visit to Iraq in more than a decade

Kurdish separatists and water issues loom large in long-awaited Erdogan visit to Iraq
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|Uncategorized|World

Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash

Human rights groups and diplomat have criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people

Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash
MidEast|News|World

Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel

Iran-backed groups in the Middle East say thousands of their fighters are offering to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel

Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel
MidEast|News|World

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal

The Islamic State group declared its caliphate a decade ago

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group

Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women

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