Grappling with its worst drought in a century, Iraq bets on a controversial oil-for-water deal

The historic “land between two rivers” faces a crisis as the Tigris and Euphrates shrink dramatically amid severe drought and the increasing toll of upstream dams, helping create the country’s worst ...
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Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as the international community grapples with the implications of the ...
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Iraqi TikTok star Umm Fahad shot dead in Baghdad

Iraqi social media star Ghufran Sawadi, better known as Umm Fahad, was shot dead outside her home in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, on Friday night, a Baghdad police source told CNN. The attack took ...

Part of Iraq 'Triangle of Death' back in Iraqi control

Handover comes two days after 15 people were killed in the province Suicide bomber rams vehicle into the Iraqi labor minister's convoy Minister Mahmoud Mohammed al-Radhi was not in the convoy Babil, ...
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Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units killed in blast at base, Iraqi army says

The Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the capital Baghdad, had been hit by an explosion overnight, killing one member of the Popular Mobilization Units ...
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Vacationing in Iraq, mysterious chemical in water, Jeep’s downward spiral: Catch up on the day’s stories

Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! More than half ...
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Asian Cup: Jordan produces stunning late comeback to beat Iraq following red card controversy

Jordan reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup after producing a remarkable late comeback thanks to two stoppage-time goals to beat Iraq 3-2 in controversial circumstances. After Yazan ...
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Driven underground by Saddam, ‘Iraq’s greatest photographer’ Latif Al Ani is honored at last

84-year-old Latif al Ani was Iraq's most famous documentary photographer during the country's cosmopolitan 60s. But as Saddam Hussein rose to power, he was driven into retirement. Scroll through to ...
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CNN Presents airs on Saturdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. ET

The war in Iraq hits the milestone of 1,000 days as Iraq faces a crucial vote on its road to democracy and President Bush escalates the defense of his decision to go to war. CNN Presents features the ...
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February 2, 2024 Israel-Hamas war

Our live coverage of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and the US strikes in Iraq and Syria has moved here. It was meant to sound devastating, and likely felt so to the pro-Iranian militias on the ...
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The Iraqi Threat

(CNN) -- What will Israel do if the standoff between Iraq and the United Nations results in another Gulf War? Will Israel once again stand idly by if shelled by Iraq, or will it take action? At the ...