Iraq dust storm: Flights grounded in Baghdad and Najaf as skies turn orange
A thick cloud of orange dust has turned the skies over Iraq orange, as a major dust storm hit large…
Irbil attack: Iran launches missiles at northern Iraqi city
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards force says it targeted an Israeli “strategic centre” with missiles that struck the Iraqi Kurdish city of…
IS confirms leader Qurayshi’s death and names successor
The Islamic State (IS) group has named a new leader after confirming the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi. An audio…
IS chief al-Qurayshi: Why getting him mattered so much to the US
By Gordon Corera Security correspondent The decision to deploy a Special Forces team to target Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi showed…
Yazidi genocide: IS member found guilty in German landmark trial
An Iraqi member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been found guilty of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority…
US defends air strikes that killed civilians in Syria
The US military has defended as “legitimate” an air strike attack which killed dozens of people in Syria in 2019.…
Iraq PM says his would-be assassins have been identified
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi says the perpetrators of Sunday’s failed assassination attempt at his home in Baghdad have been…
Iraqi PM al-Kadhimi survives drone attack on his home
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has said he escaped unhurt after a drone attack on his home inside Baghdad’s high-security…
How Belarus is helping ‘tourists’ break into the EU
By Paul Adams BBC News Belarus has been accused of taking revenge for EU sanctions by offering migrants tourist visas,…
Iraqis vote in first parliamentary election since 2019 mass protests
Iraq protests Iraqis have voted in the first parliamentary election since mass protests over corruption, unemployment and poor services…