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Iraq

Anger and grief over the Iraq ferry disaster in which at least 95 people were killed

The boat was loaded to five times its capacity, according to a local official. The Prime Minister of Iraq has called for the sacking of the regional Governor.

Iraq

Nearly 80 killed in Iraq after overloaded ferry sinks

Officials told Reuters most of the victims were women and children who could not swim.

Iraq

Watch: Iraqi Kurds celebrate Nowruz with torchlit mountain procession

Nowruz symbolises the passing of the dark season and the arrival of the season of light, but has also come to stand for Kurdish hopes for freedom and self-rule.

World News

Iraqi women social media influencers risk their lives

Being a woman in Iraq can be restrictive; being a woman social media influencer can get you killed.

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What is Europe's approach to repatriating ISIS members?

We take a look at the different policies across countries in Europe for repatriating and rehabilitating recruits of the so-called Islamic State.

World News

IS-linked children face torture in Iraqi detention: report

A new Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday found children with suspected links to the so-called Islamic State were facing torture and charges of terrorism under Iraqi and Kurdish authorities

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Hundreds of Syrian civilians arrive at screening centre

Hundreds of men, women and children, including supporters of the so-called Islamic State, continued to arrive at an open-air medical screening centre in the Syrian desert on Tuesday.

Germany

Germany responds to Trump appeal to take back ISIL fighters from Syria

Germany can take back so-called Islamic State fighters captured in Syria only if the suspects have consular access, the interior ministry said on Sunday. Some 1,050 people have travelled from Germany to the warzone in Syria and Iraq since 2013 and about a third have already returned to Germany.

World

Trump says 100% of so-called Islamic State territory could be liberated by next week

US President told a gathering of senior officials at the State Department that he expected a formal announcement as early as next week.

Iraq

Iraq mass grave includes remains of children

Police in northern Iraq say a mass grave contains remains of people executed by Islamic State militants including children

Germany

German suspect member of IS let 'slave girl die of thirst'

An alleged member of the Islamic State who is of German origin is facing charges of war crimes after letting a young girl reduced to slavery die of thirst, a federal prosecutor said

Iraq

Royal Game of Ur: the ancient boardgame making a comeback in Iraq

Once played by Egyptian Pharaohs and Mesopotamian Kings, the Royal Game of Ur is given a new lease of life in Iraq.

Iraq

Trump addresses reporter as 'Mr Kurd'

Twitter users say US president is giving much-needed recognition to repressed group.

Iraq

Basra in state of alert

Rockets fired on Iraq's second city as anti-government protests intensify

Iran

Strong earthquake hits northwest Iran

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near the Iranian city of Kermanshah, killing two and wounding 241, the Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.

Germany

I met my ISIS captor on a German street

Teenager says she encountered her ISIL captor, who kept her as a sex slave, in Germany

World

Mosul and its people rise from the ruins

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One year after ISIS was driven out of Mosul stills resembles a war zone and its people struggle to rebuild shattered lives

Iraq

One year after liberation, little progress made in Mosul

One year after liberation, little progress made in Mosul as residents wait for reconstruction.

World

Is Baghdad becoming a new hotspot for young entrepreneurs?

With economic malaise, domestic and regional political tensions plus a lack of government jobs, the start-up movement is gaining momentum in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

United Kingdom

UK's role in torture during post-9/11 operations revealed in report

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