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Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims thronged for commemoration of Ashura

Masks were almost nowhere to be seen Thursday as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims thronged the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala for the Shiite commemoration of Ashura, ignoring Covid fears.

My Europe Series

Is Europe doing enough to prosecute ISIS fighters for Yazidi genocide?

Seven years on from a genocide that killed an estimated 10,000 Yazidi people in northern Iraq, European countries are grappling with how to prosecute those responsible for some of the worst atrocities of the 21st century.

Iran

Former Iranian official accused of war crimes goes on trial in Sweden

Hamid Noury is accused of helping to kill “large numbers of prisoners” in Iran on the order of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1988, according to Swedish prosecutors.

Iraq

Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

Biden said the U.S. military will continue to assist Iraq in its fight against the Islamic State group.

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Iraq

Dozens killed in fire on coronavirus ward in Iraqi hospital

At least 92 people were confirmed to have died in a fire at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq.

World News

US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria

The airstrikes were launched in response to drone attacks by Iran-backed militias on US troops, the Pentagon said.

Iraq

Explosion at Baghdad restaurant kills three, Iraqi officials say

Three people have reportedly been killed and at least 16 injured after an explosion at a crowded restaurant in Baghdad, Iraq.

Iraq

One killed amid clashes between protesters and Iraq security forces

Hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets in Baghdad to protest a rise in targeted killings of prominent activists and journalists.

Vatican

Pope 'tired' as he returns from historic Iraq visit

“I do confess that on this trip I got a lot more tired than during other ones,” he said, noting his age. “It’s a consequence. But we’ll see.”

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Pope Francis holds prayer for Iraq's war victims in church ruins

Pope Francis called for peaceful coexistence and prayed for Iraq's war victims in Mosul.

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Pope Francis blesses faithful at church in Qaraqosh

Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Christians to forgive and to rebuild as he visited church ruins in the war-ravaged north.

Iraq

Pope Francis calls on Iraqi Christians to forgive and rebuild post war

Pope Francis visited Iraq's war-ravaged north to pray for victims and call for peace in the first-ever papal visit to the country.

Iraq

Watch: Pope Francis celebrates mass on historic visit to Iraq

Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shia cleric delivered a message of peaceful coexistence on Saturday.

Vatican

Pope Francis in Iraq for historic visit amid virus and security fears

The Pope's three-day visit will include a meeting with Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

Slovenia

Suffocating migrants rescued from tiny, airless compartment in truck

They were found hidden in a truck at the Slovenia-Croatia border.

Europe News

NATO to increase training in Iraq but delays decision on Afghanistan

With a May 1st deadline looming, defence ministers from the NATO military alliance have chosen to delay a decision on whether to withdraw forces from Afghanistan.

Iraq

US 'outraged' by deadly rocket attack near base in Iraq

At least one person was killed and several others were injured including an American service member, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Turkey

Turkish troops find bodies of 13 citizens in cave in northern Iraq

Turkey says the 13 people, whose names have not been revealed, had been abducted by militants and taken to a cave complex in Iraq.

Iraq

Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing

The arrest warrant was for a charge of premeditated murder, which carries the death penalty on conviction.

USA

Trump pardons Blackwater contractors convicted of massacre in Iraq

The former Blackwater guards were serving lengthy sentences for their part in the 2007 shooting that left 14 Iraqi civilians dead and 17 others wounded.

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