Iraq

• Protesters forced to flee Iran hope war will topple regime

  With the war on Iran into its third week, regime change remains a desired but uncertain outcome of the conflict.

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• Iraq wants to stay out of Iran war, but drone strikes are dragging it in

  The hub of Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region, Erbil is not involved in the Iran war but is being targeted anyway.

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  Mar 10
  
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• As Kurdish fighters debate joining the Iran war, their bases are already under attack

  Their camps under attack by Iran, Kurdish fighters based in Iraq are debating whether to join the U.S. and Israeli war against the Islamic republic.

  World

  Mar 9
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• Canadians accused of joining ISIS moved out of Syria to prisons in Iraq

  At least five Canadians may be among those now before Iraq's judiciary.

  Canada

  Feb 13
• Islamic State leader in Iraq and Syria killed: Iraqi PM

  Iraq's prime minister said the leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed by Iraqi security forces, with the support of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the group.

  World

  Mar 14, 2025
• Hezbollah commander who led U.S. troop attacks killed in Baghdad strike, U.S. says

  A commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group that has been blamed for attacking U.S. troops, was killed in a U.S. strike in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

  World

  Feb 7, 2024
• Fire kills at least 100, hurts 150 more at Iraq wedding celebration

  The fire happened in Iraq's Nineveh province in its Hamdaniya area, a predominantly Christian area just outside of the city of Mosul, authorities said.

  World

  Sep 26, 2023
• Kingston artist looks to rebuild life after fleeing war torn Iraq

  A newcomer to Kingston fled to Canada from the conflict in Iraq and is trying to pull his life together through his art.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2023
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• Protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad, set fire over planned Qur’an burning

  Thursday's demonstration was called to protest the second planned Quran burning in Sweden in weeks by Shi'ite supporters, after an earlier burning ignited widespread controversy.

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  Jul 19, 2023
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• Qur’an burning in Sweden sparks protest outside embassy in Baghdad

  Some of the protesters burned a rainbow-coloured flag representing the LGBTQ2 community outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and chanted "yes, yes to the Qur'an."

  World

  Jun 29, 2023