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Iraq hit by worst violence since 2008
Iraq was hit in May by its worst violence in five years, further stoking fears of all-out sectarian strife, as its top two political rivals publicly embraced on Saturday in symbolic move aimed at easing tensions. Authorities have failed to bring the wave of unrest under control, nor addressed the…
Iraq to restore ancient Arch of Ctesiphon to woo back tourists
Iraqi authorities have contracted a Czech firm to carry out a 10-month restoration of the ancient Arch of Ctesiphon as part of a plan to boost tourism to the once-popular site. Through the decades of conflict that have wracked Iraq, the famed 6th century monument, which is the world’s largest…
Sunni grievances drive deadly spike in Iraq unrest
A feud between Iraqi Sunnis and the Shiite authorities they accuse of marginalising their community is driving a deadly spike in violence that stops short of all-out conflict for now, experts say. Attacks including bombings that ripped through worshippers in mosques and cut down shoppers in markets killed over 430…
Iraq still using James McCormick’s fake bomb detectors at checkpoints
A policeman in Baghdad knows the bomb detector he uses is fake, and will do virtually nothing to save anyone’s life, but he has his orders. “If I were given a mop and told that it detects bombs in cars, I would still do it without any hesitation,” he told…
April deadliest month for Iraq since June 2008
April was the deadliest month for Iraq in nearly five years, with more than 700 people killed in violence, the United Nations said on Thursday. “The month of April was the deadliest since June 2008. A total of 712 people were killed and another 1,633 were wounded in acts of…
Violence spikes in Iraq amid first national elections after U.S. departure
Iraqis cast their votes on Saturday in the country’s first polls since US troops departed, a key test of its stability in the face of a spike in attacks that has claimed more than 100 lives. But the credibility of the provincial elections has come into question, with attacks on…
Iraq executes 21 men in one day on ‘terror’ charges
Iraq put 21 men to death on Tuesday, a senior justice ministry official told AFP, the latest in a series of mass executions that have drawn international condemnation. All of the men were Iraqis and had been convicted on anti-terror charges, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The…
Are aircraft carriers about to become an endangered species in the United States?
Budget pressures at the Pentagon have renewed a debate about the value of the US Navy’s giant aircraft carriers, with critics arguing the warships are fast becoming costly relics in a new era of warfare. With the Pentagon facing $500 billion in cuts over the next decade, a Navy officer…
Iraq to auction off gas exploration blocks to international energy companies
Iraq plans to hold an auction of gas exploration blocks open to international energy companies later this year, the fifth of its kind since 2009, a spokesman said on Sunday. Baghdad will offer 10 exploration blocks in the auction, the date of which has yet to be finalised, oil ministry…
U.S. will slash its presence in Iraq by two-thirds this year
The US mission in Iraq — the biggest in the world — will slash its numbers by two-thirds by the end of this year from its peak figure of over 16,000, the American ambassador to Baghdad said. Overall staffing levels at the US’s embassy in Baghdad and its consulates in…
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