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US fines Virgin Atlantic $1m for flights over Iraq

The US Transportation Department has fined British airline Virgin Atlantic up to $1.05 million (€970,000) for flying over restricted airspace in Iraq while operating...

Baghdad’s Green Zone reopens to public in bid to ease traffic jams

Iraqi authorities have reopened Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone in an attempt to ease traffic jams in the capital. Starting in the early hours of...

Iraqi cleric orders followers to continue protest in Baghdad

Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has told his followers to continue their sit-in inside Iraq’s government zone, and called for the dissolution of the...

British man jailed for 15 years over smuggling artefacts in Iraq

A British citizen has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to smuggle artefacts out...

Rockets strike air base in Iraq hosting American troops

At least 10 rockets have targeted an Iraqi military base in the west of the country which hosts US-led coalition troops, officials have said. The...

Islamic State claims deadly twin blasts in Baghdad

The so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rare and deadly twin suicide bombing that rocked central Baghdad, killing more than 30 people...

Iraq issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump over Soleimani killing

An arrest warrant was issued for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi militia...

Iraq’s outgoing prime minister says US troops must leave

The US has no alternative and must pull its troops out of Iraq, or else face an impending crisis, the country’s outgoing prime minister...

Thousands mourn Iranian general killed in US air strike

Thousands of mourners have marched in a funeral procession through Baghdad for Iran’s top general and Iraqi militant leaders, who were killed in a...

25 killed in gun attack on anti-government protesters in Baghdad

The death toll from a bloody night of attacks by unknown gunmen targeting anti-government protesters in Baghdad has risen to 25, Iraqi officials said. More...

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