Tag: Iraq
Baghdad regains control and dissolves Kurdistan provincial councils
The Federal Supreme Court in Baghdad calls for the dissolution of regional councils in Iraqi Kurdistan. At issue: the elections which should have been organized since June 2018 to renew…
In Iraq, environmentalists are swimming against the tide
From the north to the south of Iraq, ecological awareness is gradually awakening in the face of environmental damage that has become difficult to ignore. But activists still feel very…
Strong cup tournament gave Masies Artien international debut for Iraq: ‘Thank you Luuk de Jong’
Masies Artien fled Iraq as a 7-year-old, the child of Christian parents with an Armenian background. Now, 27 years later, the Spakenburg centre-back is an international for that country. “I…
Spakenburger Masies Artien makes his debut for Iraq
After wandering through a number of asylum seeker centers, Masies Artien became a footballer at Argon in Mijdrecht, where he made his debut in the first team as a teenager.…
Iraq: situation still tense in Kirkuk after the death of four Kurds during demonstrations
After clashes between groups of rival demonstrators and Iraqi security forces on Saturday, the city of Kirkuk was still under tension on Monday, September 4. Kurdish protesters gathered at different…
Confusion in Kirkuk! Curfew declared, ‘operation’ order from Iraqi Prime Minister
Kirkuk police announced that a curfew was declared, calling on the residents of the city to return to their homes due to the protests in the city. The demonstrators gathered…
Iraq: after the death of a child, demonstrators demand a new law on divorce
After the death of a 7-year-old boy tortured by his stepmother south of Baghdad in July, protesters gathered to demand a change in the law for more equal custody of…
Salwan Momika wants to continue burning Korans and fears persecution from Iraq
Salwan Momika, who rose to world fame by burning Qurans, finances her life with Tiktok videos. He is afraid of persecution in Iraq and wants asylum in Sweden. Known as…
a second French soldier who died in Iraq
Warrant Officer Nicolas Latourte died during an “operational exercise” in Iraq, Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday August 21. The Presidency paid tribute to the soldier as well as to another…
Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq
The soldiers were killed by “the separatist terrorist organization,” the ministry added, referring to the terror-labeled Kurdish organization PKK. Turkey launched a cross-border operation in April 2022 to crack down…