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An Iraqi waterway nearby oil fields (AFP/FILE)

February 10th, 2019 - 11:17 GMT

Draining Upstream, Chaos Downstream: The Eco-Political Disaster of Iraq’s Waterways

Water is the key holding all of Iraq together. It is rapidly draining.

Daesh militants with weapons and flags. (Screenshot)

March 17th, 2016 - 02:30 GMT

Daesh executed six suspected spies in Fallujah

US Vice President Joe Biden meets with Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman, March 10 2016. (AFP/File)

March 11th, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

US and Jordan eager to form a ‘deeper strategic partnership’

The Mosul Dam is situated on the Tigris River and first opened on 7 July 1986. (AFP/File)

March 10th, 2016 - 12:53 GMT

UN meets to discuss potential Mosul dam collapse

Iraqi emergency responders inspect debris at the site of a truck bomb, that exploded at a crowded checkpoint, in the Iraqi city of Hilla, south of Baghdad on March 6, 2016. (AFP/Haidar Hamdani)

March 7th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Iraq's army prepares for Armageddon in Mosul

A view of the Mosul dam. (AFP/File)

March 3rd, 2016 - 11:55 GMT

Mosul dam on the brink of collapse: Report

Iraqi soldiers patrol the site of an army position where an attack was carried out by Daesh in the Abu Ghraib area west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on February 29, 2016. (AFP/Ahmed al-Rubaye)

March 1st, 2016 - 12:33 GMT

US, Iraq discuss plans to recapture Mosul from Daesh

Daesh executed 35 of its members by firing squad at a military camp near Mosul, accusing them of conspiracy against the group. (File photo)

February 29th, 2016 - 08:36 GMT

Daesh executes three dozen of its own members on ‘conspiracy’ charges

Daesh fighters in Iraq. (AFP/Azhar Shallal)

February 28th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Daesh group executes 12 of its own fighters for desertion in Iraq

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January 31st, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Humanitarian response requires $1.56bn, Iraq says

At the World Economic Forum, Abadi suggested the Americans were most likely taken by a gang. (File Photo)

January 23rd, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Iraqi PM suggests missing Americans were taken by ‘criminals’

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January 15th, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Iraqi forces enter Basra to mitigate tribal fighting

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January 14th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Jordan’s King Abdullah, Obama plan to meet next month after crossing paths in Washington