Follow-ups 2020-11-27 Woman taken out from shelter and hanged by brothers Can Biden broker compromise between Baghdad and Erbil as he did in 2009? "Kirkuk is probably the biggest flashpoint," is what Joe Biden, President-elect of the United States, had said eleven years ago during a visit to Kirkuk... Three years after Mosul liberation, 90% of Shi’a shrines still lay in ruins The religious shrines frequented by Shi’a Muslims in Nineveh province still lay in ruins more than three years after the province was retaken from... Iraqi Armenians: dwindling community Threats, war and displacement, among other hardships, have been driving the number of Armenians in Iraq to a steady decline, and the minority to the brink... Seven thousand persons taken out of al-Hol: will the camp get closed down? The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has redoubled its efforts to permanently close the al-Hol camp and return "women and children... Turkmens prefer their ruined home (Tal Afar) to IDP camps In light of the Ministry of Immigration and Displacement’s programme to close displacement camps across the country, Turkmens returning to Tal Afar... Christians in Kirkuk feel marginalized Some Christians in Kirkuk are happy that they can freely practice their religion and hold ceremonies, but a significant number among them think that the... Short profile of late former Governor of Kirkuk Najmadin Karim The death of the former governor of Kirkuk province, Najmadin Karim, was announced today (31 October 2020). Karim, who has been the subject of many... From honey trading to rescuing Ezidi captives Abdulla rescued 399 women and children in six years When the Ezidis were in despair after the ISIS onslaught and the atrocities their militants comitted aginst them, Abdulla Shrém emerged as a saviour for... No light at the end of the tunnel for new academic year in Iraqi Kurdistan “Buy me an iPad and don’t worry, I will learn good at home,” the 9-year-old Vina keeps telling her parents since she has been hearing their... Controversy surrounds the burning of official documents in Halabja On a sweltering August afternoon in Halabja, dozens of people gathered at a dilapidated roundabout in the city to protest. Their objective was making the... The economic participation of Iraqi women is among the lowest in the world The economic participation of Iraqi women is among the lowest in the world. About 90% of them are out of the Green Zone. Six years after the genocide fate of 2887 Yazidis still unknown Hala Safil escaped ISIS three years ago, but she still lives with the bitter memories of her captivity, and doesn’t know the fate of the parents and three... ‹ 1 2 ... 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ›