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Known only as Mosul Eye, an anonymous blogger documenting Islamic State’s atrocities, Iraq's Omar Mohammed reveals his identity in Europe on December 5, 2017. (AP Photo)
September 11, 2020, 4:09 pm
The man who risked everything to report from IS-controlled Mosul
Under alias ‘Mosul Eye,’ historian Omar Mohammed used Twitter and blogs to document beheadings, torture in his Iraqi hometown before fleeing in 2017. His work continues from Paris
By Shaul Adar
US President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving day visit at Bagram Air Field, on November 28, 2019, in Afghanistan. (Olivier Douliery / AFP)
September 9, 2020, 9:15 am
Trump to announce US troop withdrawals from Iraq, Afghanistan
US president tells PM al-Kadhemi American soldiers will leave Iraq, but gives no timetable
By AFP
An impact crater in the aftermath of US military air strikes at a militarized zone in the Jurf al-Sakhr area in Iraq's Babylon province (south of the capital) controlled by Hezbollah Biridages, a hardline faction of the Popular Mobilization Forces paramilitaries, March 13, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
September 9, 2020, 7:46 am
Iraq reforms stymied by shadowy Iran-backed groups’ wave of attacks
PM’s bid to rein in rogue militias in effort to fight corruption and carry out restructuring has been met with increased instability and violence
By Ammar Karim
Omar Farhadi, an elderly Iraqi Kurd points to a frame showing a stylized hexagram, or a Star of David, hanging in a room dedicated to famous Jewish Kurdish art teacher and painter Daniel Kassab, at the Museum of Education in Erbil's oldest primary school, in the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on July 5, 2020. (SAFIN HAMED / AFP)
September 7, 2020, 5:14 am
In Erbil, Iraq’s few remaining Jews cling to a fading heritage
400 families of Jewish descent still live in Iraqi Kurdistan, once home to a thriving community; some now practice their faith in secret, while others have converted to Islam
By Qassim Khidir
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, speaks during a news conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, left, at the State Department in Washington, August 19, 2020. (Susan Walsh/AP)
August 19, 2020, 7:36 pm
Pompeo pledges support for Iraq, targets pro-Iran militias
US secretary of state meets with Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein, says there is still ‘work to do’ but declines to discuss with media possible US troop withdrawals
By Matthew Lee
Screen grab of video purporting to show an explosion targeting a US-led coalition convoy in the Taji area, north of Baghdad, causing only minor damage, August 11, 2020 (Screen grab/Twitter)
August 11, 2020, 3:16 pm
US military probes claim of Iraq-Kuwait border blast hitting vehicles, equipment
Iraqi, Kuwaiti armies deny bombing carried out by newly formed Iraqi Shiite group; 2nd explosion said to target US-led coalition convoy in Taji area, north of Baghdad
By Jon Gambrell
Laith Jabbar, a gas station worker, drinks water in Basra, Iraq, July. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
August 4, 2020, 10:32 am
Record temperatures, pending supply deals inflame Iraq’s power woes
Poor electricity infrastructure leaves many Iraqis unable to cool off in the scorching summer heat, while country’s dependency on Iran for energy is complicating ties with US
By SAMYA KULLAB and Nabil al-Jurani
Jobless graduates gather in front of the Ministry of Oil to demand jobs in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2020 (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
August 1, 2020, 11:49 am
With Iraq, Lebanon, Syria in economic collapse, virus adds to despair of young
For millions in the Middle East, the pursuit of jobs, plans for higher education, and marriage preparations have been upended by the pandemic, plunging them into deep uncertainty
By Zeina Karam and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, speaks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as they wear protective face masks to help prevent spread of the coronavirus, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2020. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
July 22, 2020, 9:24 am
Iran’s supreme leader threatens ‘reciprocal blow’ to US over Soleimani killing
Ali Khamenei tells visiting Iraq PM that Tehran will exact revenge over drone strike in Baghdad that killed top general, says Islamic Republic won’t interfere in Iraqi-US relations
By AFP and TOI staff
Illustrative: US Army Apache helicopters conduct overflights of the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, December 31, 2019. (US Army photo/Spc. Khalil Jenkins, CJTF-OIR Public Affairs)
July 19, 2020, 7:10 pm
Rare daytime rocket attack hits Baghdad as Iran FM visits
At least two projectiles fall in high-security zone outside US embassy; defense system not triggered, apparently because trajectory had them falling short of compound
By AFP
In this Sept. 18, 2016 file photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
July 8, 2020, 10:30 pm
US accuses UN expert of ‘whitewashing’ Iran general Soleimani
State Department spokeswoman says Human Rights Council report, which found American drone killing unlawful, exhibits ‘special kind of intellectual dishonesty’
By AFP and TOI staff
This screen grab from a video made on February 11, 2019, shows Jihadism expert Iraqi Hisham al-Hashemi speaking during an interview in Baghdad. (AFPTV / AFP)
July 6, 2020, 11:26 pm
Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi assassinated outside his home
Prominent analyst, who supported Iraq’s anti-government protests, had faced online threats, including accusations that he ‘collaborated with Israel’
By AFP and TOI staff
A camel guide wears a surgical mask while pulling his camel at the Giza Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, July 1, 2020. (Hamada Elrasam/AP)
July 2, 2020, 8:08 am
World Health Organization warns Mideast at ‘critical threshold’ in virus numbers
Regional director says ‘concerning milestone’ of a million infections passed as 22 countries from Morocco to Pakistan record 1,077,706 novel coronavirus cases and 24,973 deaths
By AFP
Illustrative: Iraqi special operations forces soldiers are seen at a school visit to distribute school supplies and food in western Baghdad, Iraq, January 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
June 26, 2020, 5:04 pm
Iraqi forces arrest men tied to Iran-backed militia for attacks on US targets
Iraq’s military says rocket launch pads were found during raid in Baghdad, cites intel reports that the suspects were involved in another attack plot
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and SAMYA KULLAB
Synagogue in Mosul, Iraq, as seen in a France 24 report from April 2019. (Youtube still)
June 5, 2020, 4:08 pm
Iraq’s Jewish sites almost all ruined beyond repair, new heritage report finds
More than half sites in Syria also in terrible condition or worse; neglect and redevelopment blamed, after repression and emigration decimated Jewish life in the 2 countries
By Robert Philpot
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