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Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria

Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of Jalawla in northeastern Iraq. He fears getting caught up in attacks by Islamic State.

Reuters

Turkish Warplanes Hit Kurdish Militant Targets in Iraq, Syria

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militants targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in Iraq and northern Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. All the planes taking part in the operation, which it said targeted the areas of Derik, Sincar and Karacak, subsequently returned to their bases.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria - defence minister

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in Iraq and northern Syria, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Iraqi Parliament Announces 25 Presidential Candidates

The Iraqi Parliament announced on Monday the names of 25 candidates who will run in the upcoming presidential polls scheduled for February 7. Candidates need to obtain the votes of two-thirds of parliament members (220 out of 329 lawmakers) to win in the first voting round. In case none of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Possible Breakthrough Could Release US Detainees in Iran

While the Biden administration is showing great reservation when it comes to disclosing details on US dual nationals held hostage in Iranian prisons, reports indicate that Qatari mediation could conclude a deal for their release in exchange for $10 billion that Iran would get from funds frozen in South Korea,…

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Barzani Launches Initiative to Resolve Shiite Rifts in Iraq

Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani launched on Monday an initiative aimed at bridging the divide between head of Iraq's Sadrist movement, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and the Shiite Coordination Framework. The initiative was discussed during a meeting between President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani, parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi and Sadr…

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Iraqi Army Targets ISIS Remnants

Iraq's outgoing Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Kadhimi, continues to ensure the country's security by launching a campaign against ISIS remnants. ISIS and all armed organizations and factions are taking advantage of the intense political rivalry between blocs and parties. However, the Prime Minister maintained all…

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Iraqi Airstrikes Kill 9 ISIS Militants

Iraqi airstrikes killed nine suspected ISIS militants, including four Lebanese, in retaliation for an ISIS attack on Iraqi army barracks earlier this month, officials said Sunday. ISIS gunmen in Iraq broke into a barracks in the mountainous al-Azim district outside the town of Baqouba on Jan. 21, killed a guard…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait suspends flights to Iraq after Baghdad airport attack

Move comes after six rockets were fired at Iraqi capital’s airport, causing damage to one runway, two civilian planes.

Al Jazeera

Iraqi airstrikes kill 9 IS militants, including 4 Lebanese

Officials say airstrikes north of Baghdad in retaliation for an attack by the Islamic State group on an Iraqi army barracks earlier this month killed nine suspected IS fighters, Among those killed in Sunday's strkes were four Lebanese

The Independent UK

Kuwait suspends Iraq flights after Baghdad airport attack

Kuwait has suspended flights to Iraq for a week citing security fears after a rocket attack targeted Baghdad international airport

The Independent UK

ISIS Strikes from Shadows in Vulnerable Syria, Iraq

With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the ISIS group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three years ago but continues to be fought mostly away from view. The attacks…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Arrests Suspect Linked to Baghdad Airport Attack

Iraqi authorities arrested a suspect linked to the bombing of Baghdad International Airport, Iraqi sources said on Saturday. The sources said that the detainee, Akram al-Qaisi, is held under investigation by the intelligence services to identify the accomplices and the group behind the attack. A special security unit arrested "Akram…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq

Islamic State group militants carried out two of their boldest attacks in years last week

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Tom Tugendhat says he will ‘go for it’ if Boris Johnson is toppled as Tory leader

Foreign affairs committee chair, and Iraq and Afghan war veteran, is first Conservative to declare

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Bennett: Israel Decided to Hit Head of Iranian Octopus

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that Israel decided to change its policies towards Iran, by hitting the head of the Iranian octopus instead of its arms in the region. Speaking to Israeli media seven months after his government was formed, the Israeli PM said for decades, the Iranian octopus, with…

Manchester Evening News

Idolising Mesut Ozil and studying Frenkie de Jong: The making of Zidane Iqbal at Manchester United

He grew up idolising Mesut Ozil, studies Frenkie de Jong and is an Iraq international. Zidane Iqbal is already a trailblazer for Man United and British-Asian footballers.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire veteran makes desperate plea to trace stolen medals

Robert Brown fought in the Gulf War and serving in Iraq in his 22 year army career

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Iraqi army: Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes

Iraq's military says six rockets struck Baghdad’s international airport facility on Friday, damaging two commercial planes but causing no casualties

Al Jazeera

Iraq’s climate conundrum: Oil reliance versus vanishing water

The country could suffer a 20 percent drop in water resources by 2050 with nearly one-third of irrigated land parched.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chinese Language School Projects Soft Power in North Iraq

In a classroom in northern Iraq, Zhiwei Hu presides over his students as a conductor would an orchestra.

Reuters

Rockets hit Baghdad airport compound, disused civilian plane damaged - police

Several rockets landed in the Baghdad International Airport compound and near an adjacent U.S. air base, damaging at least one disused civilian aeroplane, Iraqi police sources said.

The Independent UK

In north Iraq, Chinese language school projects soft power

A Chinese language school in northern Iraq is attracting students who hope to land jobs with a growing number of Chinese companies in the oil, infrastructure, construction, and telecommunications sectors in the region

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Defeats Iraq 1-0 to Qualify for Spot in World Cup

Mehdi Taremi scored from close range Thursday to lead Iran’s national soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Iraq and seal the Islamic Republic’s third straight World Cup berth. Taremi, the FC Porto striker, scored the only goal of the game in the 48th minute in the second half. He…

Al Jazeera

Some women allowed into stadium as Iran secures World Cup spot

Officials allocate 2,000 tickets for women spectators as Iran defeats Iraq 1-0 in Tehran to secure place in Qatar.

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