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The Independent » Iraq
23h ago
Iraqi and Syrian officials say Baghdad has repatriated hundreds more of its citizens linked to the Islamic State group from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria ..read more
The Independent » Iraq
1w ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to make his first official visit to Iraq in more than a decade ..read more
The Independent » Iraq
1w ago
Footage released on social media on Saturday 20 April appears to show huge explosions at a military base belonging to Iraq’s Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Babylon, south of Baghdad ..read more
The Independent » Iraq
1w ago
This month’s unprecedented direct attacks between Iran and Israel are revealing deeper insights into both militaries ..read more
The Independent » Iraq
1w ago
Iran has fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones ..read more
The Independent » Iraq
1w ago
Iran has fired air defense batteries after reports of explosions near a major airbase and nuclear site where drones were spotted ..read more
The Independent » Iraq
1w ago
A civilian interrogator who worked 20 years ago at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors in Virginia that he never abused detainees and was actually promoted for doing a good job ..read more
The Independent » Iraq
1w ago
A civilian contractor sent to work as an interrogator at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison resigned within two weeks of his arrival and told his corporate bosses that mistreatment of detainees was likely to continue ..read more
The Independent » Iraq
1w ago
French President Emmanuel Macron is urging his European Union counterparts to ramp up sanctions against Iran ..read more
Human rights group alleges widespread torture, abuse of detainees accused of IS affiliation in Syria
The Independent » Iraq
1w ago
Amnesty International says it has documented widespread abuses, including torture and deprivation of medical care, in detention facilities holding thousands of suspected Islamic State members and their relatives in northeast Syria ..read more