Iraq Rail Service Back on Track After War With ISIS
The revival in July of the daily service, once a feature of an extensive rail network dating back to the Ottoman empire, is a vivid example of Iraq’s attempts to recover from decades of unrest.
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More Than 200 Mass Grave Sites Containing Thousands of ISIS Victims Found in Iraq, UN Report Says
The smallest mass grave, found in Mosul, contains eight bodies while the biggest, the al-Khasfa sinkhole south of Mosul, is thought to contain roughly 4,000 bodies
U.S. Warns Iran: We'll Respond Swiftly to Attacks by Tehran's Allies in Iraq
The White House accused Iran of not preventing attacks in recent days on the U.S. Consulate in Basra and the American Embassy compound in Baghdad
Kurdish-Iranian Separatist Base Bombed in Iraq, Group Blames Tehran for Attack
The secretary-general of the separatist group, Mustafa Mawludi, and his predecessor, Khalid Azizi, were wounded, Kurdish satellite news channel Rudaw reports
Baghdad Gun Shops Thrive After Iraq Eases Limits
Iraq, meanwhile, is battling to curb illegal weapon sales while increasing regulation
Analysis Seeking to Bypass U.S. Sanctions, Iran Tightens Its Grip on Iraqi Politics
Meanwhile, Washington's only interest is for the next Iraqi government to follow its sanctions policies – whatever the political price
With ISIS Gone, Farmers Struggle to Revive What Was Once Iraq's Breadbasket
Drought could be mitigated by irrigation but, critics say, Iraq’s political leaders are too consumed by infighting to pay attention to the needs of farmers
1 Demonstrator Killed as Thousands Protest Against Corruption in Iraq
Death occurs during demonstration outside office of a paramilitary group in Basra
Analysis Unemployment, Corruption Fuel South Iraq’s Protests
Region’s vast oil wealth is siphoned off by tribal leaders, foreign producers and a dysfunctional central government
Iraqi Kingmaker Forges Alliance With pro-Iran Coalition After Ballot Box Fire 'Plot'
The move comes largely as a surprise, as Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has been touting himself as a nationalist leader who opposes Tehran's influence on Baghdad
Analysis What Can We Expect From Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq’s New Kingmaker?
The Iranians may have been the ones who killed is father – it’s not clear – but he doesn’t like the Americans either and fought them after the 2003 invasion
Saddam's Superyacht Winds Up as Sailors' Hotel
Iraqi authorities have decided to moor the vessel permanently as a hotel and recreation facility for the southern port’s pilots, many of whom live in distant cities
U.S. Adversary Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Election
Results come in a week after Iraqis voted in a nationwide election; the nationalist cleric's success is expected to come as a setback for Iran
Iraq Elections: Populist anti-U.S. Cleric al-Sadr Emerges as Surprise Frontrunner
Remembered for leading an insurgency against U.S. forces and inciting sectarian bloodshed against the Sunni population, al-Sadr has in recent years sought to recast himself as a populist
Polls Close in Iraq's First Election Since Victory Declared Over ISIS
Results are expected within the next 48 hours
Iraq Holds First Parliamentary Elections Since ISIS Defeat
The vote is expected to be a referendum on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's tenure and his pledge to be more inclusive of Iraq's Sunni minority
Analysis Iraqi Women in Politics Are Finally Scaring the Men
It’s a sign that 15 years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq is becoming more like a country where the balance of power is determined by elections, not guns
WATCH Far From War, Basra's Cats Lap It Up in Their First-ever Hotel in Iraq
Veterinary student Ahmed Taher Maki has turned his home in the southern city into what he believes is Iraq's first cat hotel
Will Iraq Be Next to Abolish Controversial 'Marry Your Rapist' Law?
Activists plan to demonstrate and use billboards to condemn the controversial law ahead of May parliamentary elections in the predominately Shi'ite Muslim, conservative society
UN: Rape Victims of Islamic State 'Were Like Living Corpses'
UN official reports that the survivors told her they are confined to camps because of the double stigma of being victims of sexual violence and sexual slavery, and of being associated with the IS
