Iraq
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Iraqi Women Gather In Irbil To Mourn Legendary Singer Sajida Obaid
April 16, 2026
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Iraqis Celebrate Two-Week Ceasefire Between U.S. and Iran in Baghdad
April 11, 2026
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Iraq Positions for Immediate Oil Ramp-Up Once Strait of Hormuz Reopens
April 8, 2026
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Iraq Secures Historic World Cup Qualification for First Time in 40 Years
April 3, 2026
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Iraq News: Featured Insight
April 11, 2026
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March 29, 2026
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March 2, 2026
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February 20, 2026
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Iraqis Celebrate Two-Week Ceasefire Between U.S. and Iran in Baghdad
April 11, 2026
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U.S.-Israeli Air Strikes Kill Five in Northern Iraq as Conflict Spills Across Borders
March 29, 2026
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Iraqi Factions Escalate Threats as Regional Conflict Draws Baghdad Toward War
March 2, 2026
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US Threatens Sanctions Over Iraq’s Al-Maliki Prime Minister Bid
February 20, 2026
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April 8, 2026
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Iraq Negotiates with Iran to Secure Oil Tanker Passage Through Blockaded Strait of Hormuz
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March 17, 2026
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February 23, 2026
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February 9, 2026
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Iraq Positions for Immediate Oil Ramp-Up Once Strait of Hormuz Reopens
April 8, 2026
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Iraq Negotiates with Iran to Secure Oil Tanker Passage Through Blockaded Strait of Hormuz
March 17, 2026
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Iraq Ranks as Second Largest Importer of Turkish Cocoa Products in 2025
February 23, 2026
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Russia’s Agri Exports To Iraq Surge 2.2-Fold To US$178M In 2025 Led By Wheat
February 9, 2026
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April 16, 2026
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Fatal Drone Strike Targets Iraqi Intelligence Headquarters in Baghdad Amid Rising Tensions
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March 23, 2026
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March 7, 2026
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February 17, 2026
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Iraqi Women Gather In Irbil To Mourn Legendary Singer Sajida Obaid
April 16, 2026
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Fatal Drone Strike Targets Iraqi Intelligence Headquarters in Baghdad Amid Rising Tensions
March 23, 2026
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Mona Damluji Explores History of Neocolonial Oil Cinema in Iraq and Iran
March 7, 2026
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Iraqi Drama The President’s Cake Delivers Haunting Portrait Of Life Under Saddam
February 17, 2026
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April 3, 2026
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March 26, 2026
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Iraq National Team Faces Qualification Crisis Amid Middle East Conflict And Travel Hurdle
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March 13, 2026
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February 9, 2026
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Iraq Secures Historic World Cup Qualification for First Time in 40 Years
April 3, 2026
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Strike on Anbar Military Clinic Kills Seven as Iraq Faces Escalating Regional Spillover
March 26, 2026
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Iraq National Team Faces Qualification Crisis Amid Middle East Conflict And Travel Hurdle
March 13, 2026
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Funding Crisis Threatens Iraq’s Sports Federations and International Participation
February 9, 2026
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Iraq (officially the Republic of Iraq) is a country of southwestern Asia whose ancient lands were known as Mesopotamia (“Land Between the Rivers”), a region that fostered some of the world’s earliest civilizations, including Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria. Its capital is Baghdad, which became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 8th century. The modern nation-state of Iraq was created after World War I from the former Ottoman provinces of Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul. Iraq’s terrain includes central and southeastern alluvial plains linked to the Tigris–Euphrates river system, deserts in the west and south, and highlands in the northeast.
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