Reports 2021-01-19 Kurdish villages in Makhmour become desolate Kurdish parties in Kirkuk seek forming single bloc for upcoming elections A number of Kurdish political parties in Kirkuk contemplate forming a coalition for the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections, with the aim of securing the... Nineveh women’s fight against COVID-19 During the Coronavirus outbreak, women in Nineveh have fought against the spread of the virus in various ways and have managed to make a... Father kicks me out if I don’t earn $17 a day: displaced 8-year-old Late at night, instead of going home with 25,000 Iraq Dinars (about $17) as he is supposed to, 8-year-old Ahmad seeks help from a police squad. Ahmad’s... Chemicals, dust from Kirkuk Cement Factory cause enormous pollution “This is not smoke, this is poison,” said Muhammad Shérzad whose home is at Tarjila village located a few kilometres away from a cement factory in... Streets littered with rubbish in Sinuné, Shingal At the market of the town of Sinuné in Shingal district, where the road and its sidewalks are littered with waste and slush, shoppers get overwhelmed by a... Dreadful living conditions for returned IDPs in Tal Afar’s al-Eyadhia “It is impossible to live in this ruin, and those who do not have money can’t rebuild their houses. I wish they had allowed me to stay and I didn't... No section of Shingal agreement implemented so far Three months after its signing, none of the sections of the Erbil-Baghdad agreement on Shingal has been implemented. The agreement between the Kurdistan... Two young Ezidi women found dead at IDP camps Within 12 hours, two young Ezidi women were found dead at two IDP camps in Duhok and Nineveh. The two incidents took place yesterday (4 January), one at... 2020 was abysmal for press freedom in Iraq The year 2020 was harsh for the press across Iraq; four journalists were killed and 305 were subjected to violations and harassment. The Press Freedom... Life comes back to Tal Afar Three years after the end of the military operation to clear Tal Afar district of ISIS militants and a period of continued instability, life in the district... Tiny fraction of Ezidi, Turkmen war victims compensated After years of displacement, returnee Turkmen and Ezidi IDPs complain about the compensation from the government being too little compared to the damages... Parliamentary committee to investigate landownership dispute in Kirkuk In front of the closed door of a room, tens of Kurdish and Arab farmers wait to be let inside, each holding several documents. They seek a resolution to an... ‹ 1 2 ... 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ... 52 53 ›