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Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by IS
Nimrud, Iraq (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments. Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire, the archaeological site was ravaged by Islamic State (IS) fighters after they seized large areas of Iraq and neighbouring Syria in 2014. The precious pre-Islamic artefacts destroyed by the jihadists are now in pieces, but the archaeologists working in Nim ... read more |
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Declassified files show UK anger at Chirac over IraqLondon (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 Newly-declassified UK government documents published Tuesday reveal the frustrations of then-prime minister Tony Blair and his government with French leader Jaques Chirac for blocking UN-backed military action in Iraq in 2003. ... more 
Iraq's prohibition zeal threatens Baghdad's boozy subcultureBaghdad (AFP) Dec 22, 2024 The smell of dampness rises through the dust at a private club in central Baghdad, one of many shut in a crackdown on alcohol sales in Iraq. ... more 
Iraq says to begin repatriating Syrian troops who fled offensiveBaghdad (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 Iraq said it would begin repatriating on Thursday Syrian troops who fled a lightning offensive that precipitated the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. ... more 
Rights groups urge Iraqi government to halt 'secret executions'Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 Rights organisations and activists on Thursday urged the Iraqi authorities to "immediately halt secret executions" and "torture" of prisoners on death row in the country. ... more |
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Iraq MPs postpone vote on revised bill after outcry over underage marriage Baghdad (AFP) Dec 1, 2024 Iraq's parliament postponed until Monday a vote on controversial legal amendments, including a reworked family law bill that had sparked civil outrage over fears of a resurgence in underage marriages. ... more
Iraqis sentenced to prison in $2.5-bn corruption caseBaghdad (AFP) Nov 25, 2024 An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced to prison former senior officials, a businessman and others for involvement in the theft of $2.5 billion in public funds - one of Iraq's biggest corruption cases. ... more 
Iraq says population exceeds 45 mn after long-delayed censusBaghdad (AFP) Nov 25, 2024 Iraq's population has surpassed 45 million, more than a third of whom are under the age of 15, authorities said Monday after the first nationwide census in nearly four decades. ... more
Iraq accuses Israel of seeking pretext for future attackBaghdad (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 Iraq has accused Israel of attempting to legitimise an attack on its territory, after the Israeli foreign ministry protested to the United Nations about attacks by Iraqi militants. ... more 
Iraqis face tough homecoming a decade after IS rampageHassan Shami (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 A decade after Islamic State group extremists rampaged through northern Iraq, Moaz Fadhil and his eight children finally returned to their village after languishing for years in a displacement camp. ... more |
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Iraqis face tough homecoming a decade after IS rampage
Hassan Shami (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 A decade after Islamic State group extremists rampaged through northern Iraq, Moaz Fadhil and his eight children finally returned to their village after languishing for years in a displacement camp. Their home, Hassan Shami, is just a stone's throw from the tent city where they had been living, and it still bears the scars of the fight against IS. The jihadists seized a third of Iraq, ruling their self-declared "caliphate" with an iron fist, before an international coalition wrestled control fro ... read more 
HRW accuses Iraq of increasing 'unlawful executions'Baghdad (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Human Rights Watch accused Iraq Tuesday of widening the "scale and pace of unlawful executions in 2024", calling on authorities to "urgently halt all pending executions and declare a moratorium". ... more |
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Iraq blast kills three security personnel: officialsBaghdad (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 A blast from an explosive device on Sunday killed three members of Iraq's security forces and wounded three others in the northern province of Salaheddin, officials said. ... more 
US contractor ordered to pay $42 mn to Iraqis tortured at Abu GhraibWashington (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 A federal jury on Tuesday ordered a US defense contractor to pay $42 million in damages to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, their lawyers said. ... more
'Only $1 mn': Iraqi PM adviser suspected of bribe-takingBaghdad (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 Iraq's anti-corruption agency on Monday announced an investigation into a prime ministerial aide over an alleged audio recording in which he referred to a bribe as being too small. ... more 
Iraq says will not allow its territory to be used in Mideast conflictsBaghdad (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 Iraq said Wednesday it would not allow its territory to be used for attacks related to conflict in the Middle East, with Iran threatening retaliation for an Israeli missile attack. ... more
Iraqis returning from Syria face torture: AmnestyBaghdad (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 Amnesty International on Tuesday alleged cases of "torture and ill-treatment" among Iraqis who returned home from Syria to a rehabilitation centre for people suspected of Islamic State group ties. ... more |
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