IRAQ WARS - SINO DAILY

Iraq PM denies wiretapping allegations as 'lie of the century'

Dec 05, 2024 (AFP)

Corruption scandals frequently grip Iraq, with smear and disinformation campaigns often used to settle political scores. Sudani said the accusations were levell...

Syrian rebel leader calls on Iraqi PM to distance country from Syria war

Dec 05, 2024 (AFP)

"We urge him (Sudani) to distance Iraq from entering the new furnace of what is happening in Syria," said Jolani, head of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sha...

Iraq deploys armoured vehicles to border with Syria

Dec 02, 2024 (AFP)

The lightning offensive by Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and allied factions saw government forces lose full control of Syria's second city Aleppo f...

Iraq MPs postpone vote on revised bill after outcry over underage marriage

Dec 01, 2024 (AFP)

A session devoted to the legislation scheduled for Sunday did not go ahead and would now be held the following day, parliament's communications department said....

Iraq says population exceeds 45 mn after long-delayed census

Nov 25, 2024 (AFP)

The census conducted over two days last week was the first to cover all 18 governorates since 1987, when dictator Saddam Hussein was in power, with one a decade...

Iraqis sentenced to prison in $2.5-bn corruption case

Nov 25, 2024 (AFP)

The three most high-profile individuals sentenced -- businessman Nour Zuhair, as well as former prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi's cabinet director Raed Jouhi ...

Iraqis face tough homecoming a decade after IS rampage

Nov 20, 2024 (AFP)

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 jihad...

Iraq accuses Israel of seeking pretext for future attack

Nov 20, 2024 (AFP)

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose alliance of armed groups backed by Iran, has claimed almost daily drone attacks targeting Israel in recent months, which...

HRW accuses Iraq of increasing 'unlawful executions'

Nov 19, 2024 (AFP)

In recent years Iraqi courts have ordered hundreds of executions in "terror" cases, proceedings that rights groups say often lack due process or in which confes...

Iraq blast kills three security personnel: officials

Nov 17, 2024 (AFP)

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in Tuz Khurmatu, which borders a province plagued by sporadic jihadist attacks. Iraq declared vict...

US contractor ordered to pay $42 mn to Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib

Nov 12, 2024 (AFP)

CACI Premier Technology Inc was found liable at the conclusion of a long-running trial for its role in the torture of the three men at the notorious prison in 2...

'Only $1 mn': Iraqi PM adviser suspected of bribe-taking

Nov 11, 2024 (AFP)

Corruption is endemic in the state institutions of oil-rich Iraq, but the top echelons of power often evade accountability. The aide, Abdel Karim al-Faisal, den...

Iraq says will not allow its territory to be used in Mideast conflicts

Nov 06, 2024 (AFP)

After a National Security Council meeting, a statement called reports suggesting Iraqi territory might be used as a launch point "pretexts aiming to excuse aggr...

Iraqis returning from Syria face torture: Amnesty

Oct 29, 2024 (AFP)

The London-based human rights group said it documented cases involving seven men and one woman, detained over the past two years at the Al-Jadaa camp in norther...

Iraq walks fine line with pro-Iran factions to avoid war

Oct 13, 2024 (AFP)

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose alliance of armed groups backed by Iran, has claimed several drone attacks targeting Israel in recent months, which they...

'Soul of old Baghdad': city centre sees timid revival

Oct 11, 2024 (AFP)

Such a tour would have been unthinkable in the Iraqi capital through much of recent decades due to the country's successive wars, which saw Baghdad pounded from...

Rockets target base hosting US troops near Baghdad airport: security sources

Sep 30, 2024 (AFP)

"The Victory Base at Baghdad Airport was targeted with three rockets, two of which were shot down by the base's special defences, while the third fell near the ...

Iraq hangs 21 mostly on 'terror' charges: security sources

Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)

It was reportedly the highest number of executions reported in one day in years in Iraq, which has previously come under fire over its trial processes and the u...

Nightlife now rules in Iraq's former IS bastion

Sep 15, 2024 (AFP)

The northern city was under the harsh rule of the Islamic State group until the jihadists were ousted from their last major Iraqi bastion in 2017. Seven years l...

Iraq security officials report explosion at US-led coalition airport base

Sep 11, 2024 (AFP)

"At 23:00 (2000 GMT) an explosion was heard inside Baghdad International Airport in the area occupied by international coalition advisors," according to a state...