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The deadly fire was only the latest chapter in Iraq’s poor record for public safety. In March 2019, over 100 people died when a ferry capsized on the Tigris River near the northern city of Mosul. The boat overturned due to overcrowding and high water. A few months later ...
... Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani,” said Najaf resident Haidar Al-Ilyawi. “It is a historic visit and hope it will be good for Iraq and the Iraqi people.” Iraq’s Christians, battered by violence and discrimination, hope a show of solidarity from al-Sistani will help secure their place in Iraq ...
... wrapped in Iraqi flags, 58 people killed. But the attack wasn't only designed to kill Christians. It was designed to kill a version of Iraq that, in the '80s and '90s, despite Saddam Hussein's tyranny, was diverse, integrated, and welcoming of multiple religions, including Iraq's Christians, which ...
... was 50,000, he said. It had dwindled to 2,000 before IS overran northern Iraq. He doesn't expect more to return, but he said Francis' visit would have immeasurable importance for those who stayed.“This visit will bring peace to Iraq” he said. Winfield reported from Vatican City.
... area. British Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Hickey condemned the attack, saying it undermined the ongoing fight against the Islamic State group. “Coalition forces are in Iraq to fight Daesh at the invitation of the Iraqi government,” he tweeted, using the Arabic acronym for IS. “These terrorist attacks undermine the fight ...
The Pentagon said Monday it has not yet determined blame for the recent rocket attacks in Iraq. Watch the briefing in the player above. Spokesman John Kirby said while previous strikes have been claimed by Shia-backed militias operating inside Iraq, he doesn't "know of any attribution for the ...
... hall event with an invitation-only audience. He said Republicans will hurt the nation if they unite against his $1.9 trillion relief plan. In Iraq, the U.S. began investigating an overnight attack that killed a coalition contractor and injured a U.S. service member and Iraqi civilians. Rockets ...
The White House said Tuesday it is "outraged" by the rocket attack in Iraq that killed a contractor Monday night. Watch Psaki's remarks in the player above. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the U.S. "is still working through attribution with our Iraqi partners" to determine who ...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid into the United States, accusing it of supporting Kurdish militants on Monday, days after Turkish troops found the bodies of 13 Turkish soldiers, police and civilians abducted by Kurdish insurgents in a cave complex in northern Iraq. Erdogan also took aim ...
... was the latest evidence of economic wreckage from the pandemic. The number was down slightly from the previous week, but it remained historically high. In Iraq, at least 32 people were killed today by suicide bombings in Central Baghdad. Two blasts tore through a busy market, injuring more than 100 ...
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