Iran's FM meets UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq
Iran's foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq Nickolay Mladenov in New York on Saturday. The two met as Iraq is facing the threat of extremism and terrorism by the ISIL. More than 1.8 ...
Iraq - whatever happened to mission accomplished?
As the United States attempts to build support for intervention in Iraq from countries in the region - and traditional allies like Australia announce the deployment of military personnel - there's a sense of déjà vu for those who have followed events ...
Iraq: Baghdad's unlikely peace carnival
Every year since 2011, an annual carnival for peace has taken place in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on 21 September, designated by the UN as World Peace Day. This year the carnival is taking place with the hope of raising money for internally displaced Iraqis.
Schools In Northern Iraq Sheltering Refugees Instead Of Teaching Children
Many of the refugees that have fled the fighting in Northern Iraq between the Iraqi military and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have ended up sheltering in schools across the country. There are hundreds of thousands of displaced Iraqis who have left ...
ISIS Facing Growing Opposition In Iraq And Syria As Hundreds Of Kurdish Forces Join Fight
ISIS is losing its foothold in Iraq and Syria after American airstrikes and an offensive from Kurdish forces have pushed back the Islamist militant group. Hundreds of Kurdish fighters from Turkey attacked the town of Ayn al-Arab, where ISIS forces had ...
