Tag: Iraq
Iraq is on fire again! Sadr supporters again entered the Green Zone and raided the parliament
In Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, supporters of Shiite leader Muqtada Sadr demolished the concrete barriers on the Republic Bridge leading to the Green Zone, where government buildings and foreign mission representations…
In Iraq, a group of angry protesters took over the parliament – the people of the oil-rich country are suffering while waiting for the government
There have been attempts to form a government in Iraq since the elections held in October without success. Due to the political impasse, the country is now stuck in place.…
It was a mess during the parliamentary raid in Iraq! Flash claim about the current photo of former Prime Minister al-Maliki
Photographs of the former prime minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, with a gun were denied by Maliki’s office. It was claimed that the photos of the gun, which became the…
Last Minute: In Iraq, a pro-Sadr group broke through the concrete barriers and stormed the Parliament building “Pray and go home”
Breaking news: Pro-Sadr supporters gathered in front of the Green Zone, protesting the Iranian-backed Coordination Framework’s candidate for prime minister, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani. In Baghdad, a pro-Sadr group raided the…
Bazian Prudens from Helsinki went to the Iraq war at the age of 19 – now he hopes that young people considering going to Ukraine will think about their motives
The city war left Bazia Prudens with deep scars. He wants to talk about his experiences so that young Finns don’t go to fight in Ukraine. Lights and shadows mix…
9 killed and 23 wounded in Kurdish region of Iraq in artillery attack, for which Iraq blamed Turkey
The Prime Minister of Iraq condemned the attacks and blames its neighbor Turkey for them. Nine civilians, including two children, were killed in the shelling of the Kurdistan region. Riikka…
Iraq accuses Turkey of attacking civilians
The Iraqi government accuses Turkey of being behind the artillery shelling. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi called the shelling “a blatant violation” of Iraq’s sovereignty. He said in unusually sharp terms…
in Mosul, civil society is mobilizing for reconstruction
Iraq is celebrating five years since the liberation of Mosul this weekend. The country’s second city had been occupied by the Islamic State from 2014 to 2017, and completely destroyed…
Repatriation of minors and mothers from Syria: “This movement is not going fast enough”
France repatriated this Tuesday 35 minors and 16 mothers from camps for displaced people in Syria. This repatriation is the largest since the fall of the Islamic State organization. Samia…
Schools and administrations closed in Iran due to a new dust storm
Iranian authorities closed Monday, July 4, schools, universities and administrations in Tehran and several cities in the south-west of the country because of a new sandstorm from Iraq and Syria.…