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Worldcrunch » Iraq

Iraq

Stay updated with comprehensive news on Iraq from Worldcrunch. Discover insights on Iraqi politics, economic strategies, societal issues, and cultural landmarks with translations from top international sources. Highlights include Baghdad, Iraqi history, and cultural events.

In The Newssoviet union

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Is Clinging To Life — And The Regime May Not Stand Without It

by Arya Chamroush June 16, 2025June 17, 2025
Pope Francis puts his hand on the head of a boy in a crowd as he goes by
In The NewsFrancis

Pope Francis’ Legacy? It Will Be Measured By The Weakest Among Us

by Pierre Haski April 22, 2025April 22, 2025
photo of red doors and a small child
Geopoliticssyria

USAID Cuts, A Gift To ISIS? Perils And Power Inside Syria’s Al-Hol Camp

by Shafan Ibrahim March 5, 2025May 24, 2025
February 15, 2025, Rome, Rm, Italy: 500 people join the protest organized by the Kurdish community in Rome to demand freedom for Abdullah Ocalan, founding member of the PKK party, arrested 26 years ago and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Geopoliticsturkey

Ocalan’s Plea: Could The Jailed Kurdish Leader Trigger A Domino Effect For Peace?

by Pierre Haski February 28, 2025May 24, 2025
A Kurdish fighter walks through the wreckage of a building in the center of the Syrian town of Kobane
Geopoliticssyria

Tunisia-Syria-Tunisia, The Human Tide Of Jihadists Is Turning Again

by Fatima Badwi January 27, 2025May 24, 2025
Photo of a Pro-Palestine and Hezbollah rally held in Tehran
Geopoliticshamas

How Tehran’s Defeats Abroad Are Starting To Boomerang Back To The Home Front

by Hamed Mohammadi January 20, 2025May 24, 2025
A deck of cards with Saddam Hussein on it sits on a plate full of coins, which is on a table of trinkets
Geopoliticsarab leaders

Why Hero Worship Of Saddam Hussein Is Stronger Than Ever In Jordan

by Hassan Zayed January 19, 2025May 24, 2025
An Iraqi Jewel: Inside The Rebuilding Of Mosul's Al-Nuri Mosque, Destroyed By ISIS
Societyablution rooms unearthed

An Iraqi Jewel: Inside The Rebuilding Of Mosul’s Al-Nuri Mosque, Destroyed By ISIS

by Francesco Semprini January 13, 2025May 24, 2025
photo of three soldiers with automatic rifles
Geopolitics

How The Kurdish Question Has Come To A Make-Or-Break Moment

by Pierre Haski and Sahal Ayamparambil January 2, 2025May 24, 2025
photo of street in damascus, 2 people walking
Geopoliticsbashar alassad

Damascus Postcard: The Donkey Deposed, A Magnificent City Reborn

by Hazem El-Amin December 19, 2024May 24, 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa reviewing the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in the capital Cairo, Egypt, April 26, 2016.​
Geopoliticsbashar assad

The Time Is Ripe For Egypt To Reclaim Its Historic Role As Middle East Leader

by Al-Amir Osman December 17, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of Syrian soldiers looking at ground zero, a triangle of Syrian territory slicing between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Geopoliticsking abdullah ii

What Syria’s Future Means For Jordan

by Rana Sabagh December 16, 2024May 24, 2025
Syria's 'Slaughterhouse' Jail Sednaya Prison Near Damascus
Geopoliticshuman rights abuses

Opening Assad’s Prisons — What It Means For A Nation, What It Means For Me

by Ruqayyah Al-Abbadi December 10, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of three generations of women celebrating after Assad's fall
Geopoliticsbashar alassad

Saddam To Assad, The Ba’ath Party’s Brutal Slant On Arab Power Is Finally Over

by Hossam Farran December 9, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of Palestinians inspecting the al-Qassam Mosque after an Israeli attack
Geopoliticssyria

Israel To Syria To Iran, When Silence And Evil Become One And The Same

by Ammar Almamoun December 1, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of a family with a fire drinking tea
Geopoliticsextremism

Glass Towers, Fire Outside: The Middle East Wealth-And-Horror Show Can No Longer Hold

by Afrah Nasser October 28, 2024May 24, 2025
A photo of an anti-Israel billboard.
Israel-Palestine Warisrael

Iran’s Other Problem: Hezbollah Rank And File Are Turning Against It

by Mariam Seif El-Deen October 4, 2024May 24, 2025
Israel Targets Hashem Safieddine, Frontrunner To Be New Hezbollah Chief
Israel-Palestine Warisrael-hamas war

Israel Targets Hashem Safieddine, Frontrunner To Be New Hezbollah Chief

by Hagar Farouk October 4, 2024May 24, 2025
​A man pours water on his head during a heatwave in Kuwait city.
Greenforced displacement

Middle East: How Extreme Heat Will Harm Human Rights In The Region

by Ranine Awwad August 16, 2024May 23, 2025
Screenshot of a video of Dakhil and Samia renewing their wedding vows
Geopoliticsiraq

Dakhil And Samia, A Love Story That Survived The Yazidi Genocide

by Saman Dawood August 14, 2024May 23, 2025
Workers and anti-genocide protestors join students at the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University.
Geopoliticseuropean union

The Leftist-Islamist Alliance Is More Dangerous Than You Know

by Siavash Pendar July 8, 2024May 24, 2025
Armed rebels of the Iran-backed Houthi militia take part in a demonstration against the USA and Israel.
Geopoliticsisrael

The Israel-Hamas War Has Turned Into A Trap For Iran’s Regional Ambitions

by Sherif Younis May 9, 2024May 24, 2025
Protesters burn the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) flag.
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

The Many Enemies Of Iraqi Transgender: The State, Islamists — And Some Feminists

by Ennan M. Blayy and Elias Kassem May 6, 2024May 23, 2025
​Al-Hol camp is for ISIS-affiliated families in eastern Syria. The camp is a sprawling tent city with a population much bigger than the eponymous town next to it.
Geopoliticsisis

Women Of ISIS: An Exclusive Journey Inside The Terror Group’s Female Network

by Khalifa Al-Khuder February 20, 2024May 24, 2025
Man walking past an anti-Putin graffiti on a destroyed wall in
Ideasukraine

Where Imperialism Goes To Die: Lessons From Afghanistan To Ukraine

by Worldcrunch September 26, 2023May 24, 2025
Photo of people walking in the street or sat at cafe tables in Erbil, Iraq
Geopolitics

The New Iraq, Signs Of Hope Amid The Rubble And Reconstruction

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank January 17, 2022May 22, 2025
A Nov. 1 anti-government demonstration in Baghdad's Tahrir Square
In The Newsiraq

Inside Iraq’s Tuk-Tuk Revolution

by Worldcrunch November 19, 2019May 21, 2025
Tensions in Iraq are bubbling over amid government dissatisfaction
In The Newspolitics

In Iraq, The Revolt Of Generation 2018

by Brant deBoer October 13, 2018May 20, 2025
Watch: OneShot — Saving Mosul
OneShotphotography

Watch: OneShot — Saving Mosul

by Worldcrunch April 12, 2018May 20, 2025
Watch: OneShot — The Battle For Mosul
OneShotphotography

Watch: OneShot — The Battle For Mosul

by Worldcrunch April 11, 2018May 20, 2025
Weightlifting in Sadr City
In The Newsiraq

In Baghdad’s Sadr City, Where Women Practice Weightlifting

by Worldcrunch January 30, 2018May 20, 2025
Shias holding their evening prayer in the holy sites of Karbala, Iraq
In The Newsiraq

A Visit To Karbala, The Bustling Heart Of Iraq’s Shia Revival

by Lucie Jung July 29, 2017May 20, 2025
Soldier in Mosul on July 8
In The Newstechnology

Mosul, A New Textbook Case For Urban Warfare

by Marc Alves July 16, 2017May 20, 2025
At a Baghdad market hit by a bomb attack on Dec. 31
In The Newsiraq

Meanwhile In Baghdad, Don’t Forget Another City Under Siege

by Worldcrunch March 30, 2017May 22, 2025
Women from Mosul on Dec. 2016
In The Newsiraq

In Mosul, Tales Emerge Of Sadistic ISIS Female Police Unit

by Worldcrunch March 13, 2017May 20, 2025
In eastern Mosul last month
In The Newsiraq

My Mosul Neighbor, When A French ISIS Member Moves In

by Worldcrunch February 22, 2017May 22, 2025
Priest of the ruined Immaculate Church in Al Hamdaniyah
In The Newssyria

Iraqi Christians Who Fled ISIS Invasion Return Home

by [email protected] December 5, 2016May 22, 2025
Christian soldiers in Mosul, Iraq.
Geopoliticssyria

The Shammar, The Tribe Fighting ISIS On The Front Lines

by Giacomo August 15, 2016May 22, 2025
An Iraqi government soldier claims victory in Fallujah on June 20
Geopoliticssyria

Defeating ISIS Does Not Mean Peace For Syria And Iraq

by Worldcrunch July 1, 2016May 22, 2025
What if...?
Eyes on the U.S.geopolitics

Origins Of ISIS, Imagining If Saddam Was Still In Power

by Worldcrunch December 16, 2015May 24, 2025

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