World news about “Iraq” published by euronews.
Iraq ‘bleeding from north to south’ At least six people have been killed in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, after three car bombs exploded near a market on Tuesday May 21. A local resident… 21/05/2013
Violence in Iraq hits deadliest level in five years The United Nations estimates that 700 people were killed in Iraq in April – the highest figure in almost five years. Tensions between Iraq’s Sunni minority… 20/05/2013
Iraq: Baghdad and Basra hit by car bomb attacks At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombings in Baghdad on Monday, May 20. The eight blasts mainly targeted Shi’ite neighbourhoods of the Iraqi… 20/05/2013
At least 80 die in Iraqi bombings At least 80 people have been killed in Iraq on a violent Friday of bombings in three major cities. The worst was a double attack in Bakuba, the first… 18/05/2013
Deadly bombings hit Baghdad A car bomb exploded in Sadr, a Shiite neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least five people. More than a dozen people were wounded by the… 16/05/2013
Kurdish fighters leaving Turkey A historic pullout of Kurdish rebels from Turkey is under way. Six weeks ago, on 21 March, after 30 years of bloody conflict the leader of the Kurdish armed… 08/05/2013
British conman jailed for selling fake bomb detectorsA British man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a London court for selling more than £55 million (65€m) worth of fake bomb detectors. Jim… 03/05/2013
Dutch man to pay Iraqi chemical attack vicitims A Dutch businessman has been ordered to pay compensation to victims of chemical weapons attacks in Iraq. A court in the Netherlands found Hans van Anraat… 24/04/2013
Deaths as Iraqi forces raid Sunni camp At least 23 people have been killed during a raid by Iraqi security forces on a Sunni Muslim protest camp near Kirkuk. Dozens more were left injured after a… 23/04/2013
Iraq in first vote since US troop withdrawal Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has cast his vote in the country’s first provincial election since the departure of US troops. Voting has been marred by… 20/04/2013
Iraq hit by a wave of deadly bomb strikes At least 20 people have been killed and more than 200 others hurt in a series of deadly car bombs and attacks across Iraq. A number of cities have been… 15/04/2013
Police vote in IraqAn Iraqi policewoman casts her vote in a polling station in Kerbala in the 2013 provincial council election. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed 13/04/2013
Ten years on: a look back at the fall of Saddam HusseinTen years ago, on April 9, 2003, the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square in central Baghdad was torn down while the international media filmed. It was… 09/04/2013
Ten years after: The Iraq War in 10 figuresFour days after the 10-year anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War, US Secretary of State John Kerry’s unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday is a reminder… 25/03/2013
Kerry asks Iraq to close its airspace to Iran US Secretary of State John Kerry has been on an unannounced visit to Iraq where he met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to persuade him to stop Iran from… 25/03/2013
Baghdad, 10 years onAn explosion rocks Baghdad during air strikes on March, 21 2003. The United States-led forces unleashed a devastating blitz on Baghdad triggering giant… 20/03/2013
Baghdad: 10 years after the US-led invasion March 2013 marks ten years since the United States led an invasion of Iraq to remove leader Saddam Hussein. Investment has increased since Hussein’s… 19/03/2013
Syrian soldiers slaughtered in Iraq As many as 48 Syrian soldiers and government employees have been killed by unidentified gunmen in Iraq. They were among a group of Syrian nationals who… 04/03/2013
Shiite pilgrims’ Arbaeen treck – nocomment Thousands of pilgrims made their way on foot to Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to attend the Arbaeen religious festival. 03/01/2013
Female army officer wants peace In Souleimaniya, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Nahida is the CO of the Women’s Unit in the Peshmerga Army in her region. Nahida’s dream started when she was only… 20/06/2012
Widows struggle for survival In Najaf, the Holy city of Shi’ite muslims, war has killed thousands of people and left many widowed. At the front of Najaf’s cemetery there is a special… 13/06/2012
Iraqi women fight for their rights With insecurity and economic hardship, Iraqis are still paying the price of years of oppression and war. And women carry a heavy burden. Hanaa Edwar, a human… 06/06/2012
Iraqi women fight for their rights “We are in Iraq this month to meet women in Baghdad, Najaf, and Iraqi Kurdistan, who are fighting their own kind of war. A human rights activist, two war… 01/06/2012
Dust storm hits Baghdad – nocomment A dust storm shrouded the Iraqi capital in a haze, forcing residents to remain indoors and reducing visibility a day ahead of a round of talks between Tehran… 22/05/2012
Tariq al-Hashimi, Iraqi Vice-President: ‘Iran is behind sectarian strife’ Tariq al-Hashimi, Sunni Vice-President of Iraq, is fighting for political survival after being accused of having links to terrorism, an allegation he… 25/04/2012
Kirkuk: financing the future Kirkuk lies on the well of Iraqi oil. The ethnically diverse city contains 40 per cent of the country’s oil exportation, while representing just 2.2 per cent… 12/01/2012
American troops leave Iraq – nocomment The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending nearly nine years of war that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of thousands of Iraqi… 18/12/2011
The official end of the war in IraqThe end of the US army’s engagement in Iraq was marked with a ceremony in Baghdad during which American troops officially retired their military flag… 15/12/2011
OPEC reaches oil output deal OPEC oil producers have agreed a new production limit that keep output at about the level it is currently. Iran had wanted to cut production, which would… 14/12/2011
US troops start to move out of Iraq – nocomment US troops began leaving Iraq on Wednesday in the first stage of their withdrawal from the country that will continue until the end of the year. 02/11/2011
A sandstorm hits Baghdad – nocomment A dense sandstorm hit Baghdad in Iraq, clogging throats, blocking vision and sending many Iraqis, particularly asthma sufferers, to hospital. 03/06/2011
IraqAnti-government protests sprang up across the country in the middle of February. The worst violence was witnessed in the autonomous Kurdish region in the… 22/02/2011
Syrian troops ambushed and killed in IraqAs many as 40 Syrian soldiers and government employees have been killed by unidentified gunmen in Iraq. They were among a group of Syrian nationals who… 04/03/2013
Blasts across Baghdad in Shi’ite muslim areasDozens of people have been killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad. Iraqi police say 28 people are dead and 800 were wounded in attacks in mainly Shi’ite… 17/02/2013
Iranian dissident camp comes under fire in IraqAt least five people have been killed in a dissident camp in Baghdad after a rocket attack. The United Nations mission in Iraq said it was aware of a number… 09/02/2013
Dozens killed in suicide attack on Iraqi police HQIn northern Iraq, at least 33 people have been killed and dozens more hurt in a sucide attack on the police headquarters in Kirkuk. Authorities say two… 03/02/2013
Dozens killed in bombing at Shi’ite funeral in IraqMore than 40 people were killed at a funeral in Iraq, when a suicide bomber dressed as a mourner detonated his explosives among the crowd in the middle of a… 23/01/2013
Suicide bomber targets Shia mosque in IraqA suicide bomber has struck a Shia mosque in the Iraqi city of Tuz Khurmato, 175 kilometres north of Baghdad. The explosion killed at least 25 people who… 23/01/2013
Attacks in Baghdad leave 17 deadThree deadly blasts have rocked Baghdad leaving 17 dead and dozens wounded. A suicide bomber attacked an army base in Taji to the north of the Iraqi… 22/01/2013
Deadly suicide attack on Iraq’s Kurdish party HQA suicide bomber has attacked the Kurdish party office in Iraq’s disputed city of Kirkuk, killing at least 15 people. The attack came as Iraq’s Shi’ite… 16/01/2013
Millions of pilgrims mark religious festival of ArbaeenIn the holy city of Karbala in Iraq, tens of thousands of Shiite Muslims pilgrims have celebrated the end of a 40-day period of mourning. The religious… 03/01/2013
Sectarian protests end in bloodshed in IraqAn attempt to defuse sectarian anger in Iraq has ended in bloodshed. Bodyguards bundled deputy prime minister Saleh al-Mutlaq to safety, after he tried to… 31/12/2012
Iraq president transferred to Berlin after strokeIraqi President Jalal Talabani is now being treated in Germany after suffering a stroke. The 79-year-old was first admitted to hospital in Iraq on Monday… 20/12/2012
Iraq’s President Talabani hospitalised after strokeIraq’s President Jalal Talabani is in hospital after suffering a stroke. The 79-year-old is in a “critical but stable condition” according to government… 18/12/2012
Pilgrims celebrate in IraqHundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shi’ite pilgrims filled the shrine city of Kerbala for the climax of the Ashura rituals. Those attending beat their chests to… 25/11/2012
Iraq denies cancelling arms deal with RussiaThe Iraqi defence minister is denying that an arms deal with Russia worth more than 4 billion dollars has been cancelled over corruption concerns. The deal… 11/11/2012
Doubt cast on Iraq’s ‘cancelled’ arms deal with RussiaIraq is reported to have cancelled a series of arms contracts with Russia worth over three billion euros. The deal was only signed by both country’s prime… 10/11/2012
IEA report optimistic on oil priceThe price of oil could be on course for a gradual drop over the next five years according to the latest report from the International Energy Agency. The… 12/10/2012
Maliki in Russia to seal closer military tiesThe Iraqi Prime Minister is expected to sign a major arms agreement with Russia. Nuri al-Maliki has already made clear his three day visit to Moscow is aimed… 09/10/2012
Dozens dead in Iraq bomb blastsAt least 26 people have been killed in a series of bomb blasts across Iraq. The deadliest attack came in the town of Taji, just north of Baghdad. Three… 30/09/2012
Less violence sees more children going to school in IraqThe number of kids starting school in Iraq today is up thanks to a decrease in attacks and improved feelings of safety. It is the first day of the academic… 23/09/2012
Suicide bomber kills four in IraqA suicide bomber has struck close to the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. At least four people have been killed including two… 17/09/2012
Iraqis react to Hashemi death sentenceIraqis have been reacting to yesterday’s death sentence handed to the country’s fugitive vice president, Tareq al-Hashemi, for running death squads. He was… 10/09/2012
Dozens killed by deadly wave of attacks across IraqAt least 58 people have died following a string of attacks across Iraq, including a car bomb outside a French consulate. The most serious incident took… 09/09/2012
Death sentence for fugitive Iraqi vice presidentAn Iraqi court has sentenced to death the fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi following his conviction for murder. Hashemi, a Sunni, fled the country… 09/09/2012
Dozens killed as Iraq hit by wave of deadly attacksMore than 40 people have been killed and dozens more injured following a wave of deadly attacks and blasts across Iraq. In one of the worst incidents… 09/09/2012
Fresh wave of deadly violence hits IraqAt least 21 people have been killed in a series of explosions and shootings across Iraq. In Baghdad, a car bomb killed six civilian and wounded 28 others in… 16/08/2012
Huge fine for US security firmThe US security company formerly known as Blackwater is to pay a fine up to 7.5m dollars for attempting to operate in Sudan in violation of trade sanctions… 08/08/2012
Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels killed in border clashesClashes between Kurdish rebels and the Turkish military near Turkey’s Iraqi border have left 22 people dead, according to reports quoting the area’s… 05/08/2012
Oil pipeline threatens BabylonThe fate of the ancient city of Babylon is causing a diplomatic row between the Iraqi government and UNESCO – the arm of the UN responsible for preserving… 03/08/2012
Lastest Iraq attacks mainly target Shi’ite Muslim areasAt least 107 people are dead after a series of attacks in 14 cities across Iraq mostly targeting Muslim Shi’ite areas. Authorities say around 270 people… 23/07/2012
Deadly series of attacks across IraqAt least 90 people in Iraq have been killed in the deadliest day of attacks for two years. More than 170 people were injured, according to Iraqi… 23/07/2012
Iraq blasts kill dozens as sectarian tensions riseDozens of people have been killed in a series of bombings in Iraq. The deadliest blast was in Diwaniya where at least 40 people died when a bomb in a small… 03/07/2012
Iraq PM threatens early poll as fresh violence flaresIraq’s prime minister Nuri al-Maliki says he will call for early elections unless a solution is found to the country’s six-month-long political crisis. … 27/06/2012
Kürt yönetimi Mossad iddialarını yalanladıKuzey Irak Bölgesel Yönetimi, Mossad ajanlarının Kuzey Irak’taki faaliyetlerine göz yumulduğu yönündeki İranlı diplomatların iddialarını yalanladı. İran’ın… 12/05/2012
Turkey refuses to extradite Iraq’s fugitive vice-presidentTurkey says it has no plans to extradite Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al Hashemi on terrorism charges despite Interpol putting him on its most wanted… 10/05/2012
Interpol steps in to help locate Iraqi Vice-PresidentInterpol has issued a “red notice” in a bid to locate Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi. He is accused of running Sunni armed groups to target Shi’ite… 08/05/2012
Dozens killed in Iraqi bomb blastsAt least 37 people died and more than 160 were injured in a series of deadly bomb blasts across Iraq on Thursday. The attacks appear to have been… 19/04/2012
Easter celebrations mixed with hope and fear in the Middle EastThe Middle East has been the focus of Easter celebrations. In the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, Orthodox… 08/04/2012
Kurds halt oil exports to Iraq in row over late paymentsA row about late payments has led to the suspension of oil exports to Iraq from its autonomous Kurdish region. After a deal struck last year, the Kurds are… 02/04/2012
Kurdistan halts oil exports over pay disputeIraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region has stopped its oil exports accusing the central government of failing to pay. It’s the latest clash in a long-running… 02/04/2012
Arab League backs UN peace plan on SyriaArab leaders are calling for a UN peace plan on Syria to be implemented in its entirety and straight away, after the Arab League met in Baghdad. The… 29/03/2012
Deaf ears from Syria as Arab League backs peace planThe Arab League meeting in Baghdad has called for a UN-backed peace plan on Syria to be put into action. The UN says Damascus has accepted the proposals… 28/03/2012
Arab League looks for common voice on SyriaArab foreign ministers are meeting as the Arab League looks to add its backing to the six-point UN peace plan for Syria. Despite the League’s divisions the… 28/03/2012
Bomb blasts rock cities in IraqThe latest bomb blast to rip through a city in Iraq exploded in the oil rich province of Kirkuk where police say a total of three explosions killed nine and… 20/03/2012
Deadly blasts sweep IraqAt least 39 people have been killed and almost 200 wounded after a series of blasts across Iraq. More than a dozen explosions were counted in Baghdad… 20/03/2012
Iraq: Sadr followers rally for better living conditionsUp to a million supporters of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have converged on Iraq’s southern city of Basra to demand better living conditions. Coffins… 19/03/2012
Death toll rises in Iraqi attacksAttacks across Iraq have killed at more than 50 people. Local reports say there have been 34 deaths in Baghdad after gunmen opened fire on police patrols… 23/02/2012
Leaving Camp Ashraf for where?Four hundred members of the People’s Mujahideen Organisation of Iran have left Camp Ashraf. The group which has been blamed for attacks on Iran’s cleric… 18/02/2012
Huge Iraqi rally to celebrate US troops departureSupporters of the radical Shi’ite leader Moqtada Sadr in Iraq have celebrated with pomp the departure of American troops. All but a handful of US forces… 09/02/2012
Shi’ites killed in Baghdad bomb blastsFour car bomb blasts in mainly Shi’ite areas of Baghdad have left at least 13 people dead and 75 injured. The first, in the northeastern Sadr City, targeted… 24/01/2012
Hostage’s body returned to UK embassy in IraqThe body of British security guard Alan McMenemy has been handed over to the UK’s embassy in Baghdad, almost five years after his abduction in Iraq. The… 21/01/2012
Car bomb blast kills Shi’ites in MosulA car bomb has exploded in a housing complex for displaced Shi’ite Muslims in the Iraqi city of Mosul. At least eight people are reported dead with four… 16/01/2012
Shi’ite pilgrims killed in Iraq suicide attackA suicide bomber has killed up to 25 people in the latest attack on Shi’ite pilgrims in Iraq. It happened near Basra at the end of Arbain, one of the main… 14/01/2012
Iraq’s army parades as rocket fire hits Green ZoneIt was a moment of pride for Iraq’s armed forces, marking 91 years since their creation. But as soldiers marched in Baghdad, watched by prime minister Nuri… 06/01/2012
Pilgrims targeted as sectarian attacks surge in IraqSectarian violence in Iraq has intensified dramatically with a spate of bombings that has left more 60 people dead. Four devices, hidden in vehicles or left… 05/01/2012
Deadly Baghdad bombings fuel sectarian conflictAt least 25 people are reported to have been killed and dozens wounded in bomb attacks in Shi’ite areas of Baghdad. The blasts are further evidence of an… 05/01/2012
US-friendly Iraqis in visa limboThe American troops who have left Iraq leave behind a sense of betrayal among Iraqis who worked with them. Many interpreters feel branded by a collaborator… 03/01/2012
Fears for Iraq’s minority ChristiansThe number of Christians in Iraq has more than halved since Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003, according to UN figures. The amount is now down to around half… 02/01/2012
Iraq celebrates being ‘free’New year celebrations started early in Iraq as the country called a national holiday to mark the withdrawal of US troops. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki… 31/12/2011
Six dead in Baghdad interior ministry suicide attackIraqi authorities say a car bomb in Baghdad has killed at least six people and wounded more than 30 in an attack on the interior ministry. Police say a… 26/12/2011
Dozens dead in Baghdad blastsA series of explosions has rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Around 60 people are dead and more than 180 are reported injured. Apparently coordinated… 22/12/2011
Scores dead in new Baghdad blastsAt least 57 people have been killed after a series of explosions hit mainly Shi’ite areas in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. According to Iraq’s Health Ministry… 22/12/2011
Iraq’s PM calls on Kurds to hand over Sunni leaderIraq’s Shi’ite Prime Minister has called on Kurdish authorities to hand over Sunni Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi. Speaking at a news conference, Nuri… 21/12/2011
US reacts to fears of an Iraqi sectarian splitFears that Iraq’s fragile unity government could fall apart after the US military withdrawal from the country have triggered a prompt response from the White… 21/12/2011
Iraqi Vice-President: ‘I’m ready to stand trial’Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi, denies any involvement in terrorist-linked activity. He called the allegations which have resulted in an arrest… 20/12/2011
Tensions rise as Iraq seeks Sunni VP arrestIn Iraq, there are fresh fears of a rise in sectarian violence after authorities issued an arrest warrant for the Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi. He… 20/12/2011
Arrest warrant issued for Iraqi vice-presidentIraq’s vice president is a wanted man. Authorities in Baghdad have issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Muslim Tareq al-Hashemi. He is under investigation… 20/12/2011
Last US troops leave IraqFrom Mission Accomplished to Mission Over – American troops have completed their withdrawal from Iraq into Kuwait after almost nine years. They arrived in… 18/12/2011
American troops leave Iraq after nine yearsNearly nine years after George W. Bush launched Operation Iraqi Freedom to topple Saddam Hussein, the last US troops have left the country for Kuwait. The… 18/12/2011
