For Iraqis who lived through the 1990s, dictator Saddam Hussein’s birthday on April 28 was a disorientating day of celebration and propaganda. Parties were staged across the sanctions-hit country to mark the occasion, while many public squares and bridges around Baghdad were decorated with coloured lights. State radio played endless songs to the glory of […]
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Trade, pilgrims’ facilitation top talks between Zardari, Iraqi leaders
President Asif Ali Zardari, Sunday, reaffirmed Pakistan’s firm support for Iraq’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity, and reiterated commitment to Iraq’s stability, prosperity and democratic progress. The president met President of the Republic of Iraq Dr. Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid at Baghdad Palace. President Zardari congratulated the Iraqi leadership and people on the successful […]
Iraqi PM addresses nation as protests death toll rises to 42
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s premier on Friday urged anti-government protesters to go home, saying their “legitimate demands” have been heard and comparing security measures imposed in the wake of this week’s demonstrations to “bitter medicine” that needs to be swallowed as the death toll from the violence rose to 42. Dozens of protesters defied his message, gathering […]
Iraqi special forces kill 14 Daesh militants in country’s north
Iraqi special forces say they have conducted an operation near the northern city of Kirkuk in which they killed 14 members of the Daesh group. A statement from Iraqi Counterterrorism Forces on Monday says that during the operation, Iraqi forces received support from warplanes of the US-led coalition The statement says the operation, just south […]
Iraqi farmers fight to save cattle from drought
Iraqi farmer Sayyed Sattar knows he’ll soon have to let some of his buffalo go as he surveys the herd bathing in a dwindling pond close to the holy city of Najaf. As southern Iraq suffers through a punishing drought, desperate cattle breeders are having to sell off animals to keep others alive. Sattar, 52, […]
At least 600 arrested since Iraqi Kurd protests began: lawmakers
At least 600 people have been arrested since protests began last week against authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan over corruption and the fallout from a failed independence push, lawmakers said Tuesday. They said hundreds of them were still being held over the unrest, which saw protesters torch offices of political parties in the autonomous region in […]