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Pope’s visit shows ‘Iraq is not forgotten’, says priest Joseph Cassar
Until the Pope and his entourage arrived in Iraq today, Rev Joseph Cassar was the only Jesuit priest in the country.
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Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to visit Iraq
The Pope has arrived in Iraq for an historic three-day visit to the country, surrounded by tight security.
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New York doctor: ‘I’ve never seen this much death in one day except when I was in Iraq’
Dr Tsion Firew, who is currently working as an emergency physician in New York.
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What do Iraqis stuck between Iran and the USA want for their future?
Many young Iraqis say they are fed up with their country being a battleground for other nations’ quarrels – and protesters have been camping in central Baghdad for the last three months.
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Whether US troops leave or remain in Iraq ‘not ideal either way’, says political analyst Hamzeh Hadad
Hamzeh Hadad, Iraqi political analyst, speaks to Channel 4 News from Baghdad
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‘Iran’s top priority is to force US out of Iraq’, says former policy adviser Vali Nasr
We asked the Foreign Office for an interview, but no one was available from the government. In a statement earlier today the Foreign Secretary urged all parties to de-escalate, saying “further conflict is in none of our interests”. We speak to Mustafa Salim, in Baghdad for the Washington Post, a US former senior policy adviser…
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750 troops deployed to Iraq after US embassy stormed in Baghdad
Iranian backed militias have ordered their supporters to leave the US embassy compound in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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Iraq PM to resign after hundreds killed in protests
The Iraqi prime minister has promised to resign, amid weeks of anti-government unrest which have left hundreds of people dead.
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Iraq protesters killed after masked gunmen open fire
In Iraq, at least 18 protesters have been killed and hundreds injured after masked gunmen opened fire in the Shia holy city of Karbala.
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Death toll rises to 48 in Iraq anti-government protests
At least 48 people have now been killed in Iraq since the protests resumed this week.
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Death toll rises in Iraq street clashes
In Iraq, at least 18 people have been killed overnight in violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in Baghdad as anger escalates over government corruption and widespread unemployment. More than 100 people have lost their lives since the clashes began 6 days ago. The scale of the protests has shaken the Iraqi government,…
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Dozens killed in Iraq protests as police open fire
Security forces in Baghdad have opened fire on hundreds of protesters, after a speech by Iraq’s prime minister failed to restore calm.
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Underage marriage in Iraq
The facts are shocking – young girls, some as young as nine – forced into marriage – in a country which should give women equal rights in everything from education to marriage and divorce.
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US immigration policy under fire over death of man deported to Iraq
A 41-year-old man who was deported from the United States to Iraq – a place he’d never set foot in his life – has died in Baghdad, unable to get the insulin he needed to stay alive.
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Iraqi President Barham Salih on US/Iran tension: ‘War is the last thing the region needs, we are yet to finish the last war on terror’
The Middle East conference has been overshadowed by rising tension and the threat of war between America and Iran.