Iraq

Iraq

A general view of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, January 9, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen/File Photo

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

The Law on Combating Prostitution and Homosexuality bans same-sex relations with at least 10 years and a maximum of 15 years in prison, and mandates at least seven years in prison for anybody who...

Om Fahad had become known for light-hearted TikTok videos of herself dancing to Iraqi music wearing tight-fitting clothes. Photo: Om Fahad/Facebook pic

Iraqi female TikTok star shot dead: officials

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament as he attends the reopening of the Turkish parliament after the summer recess in Ankara, Turkey, October 1, 2023. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey's Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security

The United States has some 900 troops in Syria and 2,500 in neighbouring Iraq as part of an international coalition against the Islamic State group, a jihadist organisation that once controlled swathes of both countries. Photo: AFP

Rockets fired from Iraq towards US military base in Syria, security sources say

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Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces post hit in air strike, sources say

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US 'has not conducted air strikes in Iraq today': CENTCOM

US President Joe Biden meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 15, 2024. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via REUTERS

US OKs potential sale of aircraft support to Iraq, Pentagon says

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Iran launches unprecedented strikes on Israel, opening wider conflict

An Iraqi tanker bound for Suez Canal, with a cargo of fuel as aid for the Palestinians in Gaza, is moored at port in Basra, Iraq December 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty/File Photo

Iraq to send 10 million litres of fuel to Gaza

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Iraq reacts to US airstrikes

A destroyed building is pictured at the site of a U.S. airstrike in al-Qaim, Iraq February 3, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

US launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq, Syria; nearly 40 reported killed

A destroyed building is pictured at the site of a U.S. airstrike in al-Qaim, Iraq February 3, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

Russia says US 'sowing chaos and destruction' in Middle East

Shell casings lie at the site of a US airstrike in al-Qaim, Iraq, on February 3, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Hamas says US strikes on Iraq, Syria 'pour oil on fire'