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USAid cuts sow feeling of betrayal among Yazidis, 10 years after IS genocide

Figures who backed rights of religious minorities in first Trump term fall silent as vital work halted on the ground

The Guardian - US

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Iraq's Top Court Revokes Injunction On Controversial Laws

Iraq's top court dismisses legal challenge on controversial laws, sparking debates and concerns over women's rights, corruption, and land restitution.

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Hearts of Iron 4's new DLC lets you cast off the Brits as India, cast off the Brits as Iraq, resist the Brits as Iran, or ignore the Brits as Afghanistan

Someone needs to do something about these Brits.

PC Gamer

Baghdad's First Skatepark Offers Boarders Rare Respite

Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a skateboard and then struggled to find her balance as others glided back and forth at Baghdad's first park dedicated to the sport.

International Business Times

A wedding in a desert full of war props: Gohar Dashti’s best photograph

‘This is a reproduction of a memory I have from my childhood during the Iran-Iraq war. I went to a wedding and could hear bombs and alarms going off’

The Guardian - UK

Iraq's Famed 'Hunchback' Of Mosul Rebuilt Brick By Brick

The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule.

International Business Times

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Ocean plate from time of Pangaea is now being torn apart under Iraq and Iran

What was once the floor of an ancient ocean is still shaping the landscape between Arabia and Eurasia.

LiveScience

Man who participated in Qur’an burnings convicted of incitement in Sweden

Stockholm court gives Salwan Najem, whose co-defendant was shot dead last week, suspended sentence and fine

The Guardian - UK

Baghdad's newly opened skate park offers safe space Iraqi youth have longed for

Car bombs and militant attacks no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad, many young Iraqis say their opportunities remain limited

The Independent UK

Who is Jo Ellis, the transgender pilot wrongly named in DC crash?

She served in the Iraq War and the fight against the Islamic State. Now she is the latest victim of a far-right hoax machine that has repeatedly smeared trans people as killers

The Independent UK

Iraq arrests former security official over execution of Shiite cleric who opposed Saddam Hussein

Iraq’s National Security Agency says it has arrested a former high-level security official for his involvement in the 1980 execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and his sister during Saddam Hussein’s brutal crackdown on religious opposition

The Independent UK

Regime change in Syria has Iraqi factions backtracking on push for US withdrawal

The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit the country, multiple Iraqi and American officials told The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Sweden points to ‘foreign power’ after Iraqi refugee on trial for Qur’an burnings shot dead

Five arrested after Salwan Momika reportedly killed during TikTok live stream, hours before trial verdict due

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Iraqi Man Who Made Headlines After Setting Quran on Fire Gunned Down in Sweden

An Iraqi man who previously made headlines for burning a copy of the Quran was shot and killed in Sweden.

Al Jazeera

Salwan Momika, Iraqi man who burned Quran in Sweden, killed in shooting

Five people arrested over murder as the Swedish prime minister said the shooting could be linked to a foreign power.

The Conversation

Biden targeted the online right-wing terrorism threat − now it’s up to Trump

In the waning days of the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of State took its first major step against terrorism groups primarily focused on what is called “accelerationism” – the effort to inspire independent followers to engage in violence in ways that broadly destabilize society. The U.S. government has long…

Evening Standard

Salwan Momika shooting: Five arrested after anti-Islam campaigner shot dead in Sweden ahead of Quran burning trial

Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, 38, was shot dead in a house in Sodertalje town near Stockholm

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Iraqi Man Behind Quran Burnings In Sweden Dies

Iraqi man behind Quran burnings in Sweden dies in a shooting incident, sparking global outrage and legal complexities.

International Business Times

Koran Burner Shot Dead In Sweden, Five Arrested

A man who repeatedly burnt the Koran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead south of Stockholm, investigators said Thursday, adding that five people had been arrested.

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Iraqi Government Urges Armed Groups To Join State Security Forces

Iraq addresses armed groups, including Iran-backed factions, amid regional instability concerns.

The Independent UK

Shiite pilgrims make annual pilgrimage in Iraq amid regional upheaval

Thousands of Shiite pilgrims are marching in Iraq dressed in black, heading on foot toward the golden twin-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in the northwestern Baghdad district of al-Kadhimiyah

International Business Times

Smog Chokes Baghdad As Oil-fired Factories Belch Out Smoke

Iraqi grocery store owner Abu Amjad al-Zubaidi is grappling with asthma, a condition his doctor blames on emissions from a nearby power plant that fills his Baghdad neighbourhood with noxious smoke.

International Business Times UK

Childhood Stolen: Iraq's Shocking Amendments Allow Girls as Young as Nine to Marry

Iraq's parliament ammended a law protecting girls against child marriage, now allowing brides as young as 9 years old.

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Iraq Parliament Passes Divisive Laws Including Amendments To Personal Status Law

Iraq's parliament approved controversial laws, including amendments to the personal status law potentially legalizing child marriage, sparking debate and c...

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