Archaeologists have uncovered a sacred plaza in Iraq that was used to appease Ningirsu - a hero-god of war. Some 5,000 years ago, where people held feasts, rituals and animal sacrifices in the pit.

High-level Popular Mobilization Forces leader Taleb Abbas Ali al-Saedi was shot dead late on Saturday in Karbala, a city about 62 miles southwest of Baghdad.

The Iranian missile barrage on the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq last Wednesday left huge craters in the ground and damaged military trailers in the compound.

Populist shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's calls for a 'million man march' in Baghdad on Friday fell well short and the crowds dissipated after a few hours.

Some 7,500 foreign troops are in Iraq as part of the US-led coalition helping local troops fight jihadist groups, but those numbers are being significantly drawn down this month.

Rebekah Marine, 28, of New Jersey, appears alongside former Army corporal Brian Taylor Urruela, 29, of Florida, in the sexy shots, which see both of them showing off their prosthetic limbs.

Following a landmark trial, Aidan James, 28, was found guilty of training in weapons with the banned Marxist political organisation the PKK in Iraq.

Lieutenant General Saad al-Allaq said nine senior members of Islamic State, among them financiers and 'the best bomb makers that ISIS ever had,' were trying to orchestrate carnage from Turkey.

The militants are said to be posing an increased threat after becoming more skilled and dangerous than Al Qaeda, two years after losing the last of their territory in Iraq.

In a phone call with Iraqi counterpart Adil Abdul Mahdi, the PM tried to cool anger by stressing his commitment to 'Iraq's stability and sovereignty' after the Iranian commander was killed.

NATO announced today they plan to withdraw 'some personnel' from Iraq, where they are running a training mission, helping security forces prevent ISIS from becoming a fighting force.

Shifa al-Nima, a big capture, was hauled from his bolthole in Mosul, Iraq, by security forces. Dubbed the terror group's Jabba the Hutt, the so-called religious leader had ordered executions.

The ten rock reliefs were unearthed in the Kurdistan region of Iraq just 15 miles away from ISIS at the height of its powers and are believed to be the first discovery of its kind in 150 years.

Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, believes ISIS has 20,000 fighters spread across Iraq and Syria, double the number it had when it started capturing territory in 2014.

Two U.S. soldiers were killed on a raid of an ISIS stronghold in Iraq and had their dead bodies hoisted out of a crevice after six hours, drawing criticism from former US special envoy Brett McGurk.

The Pentagon on Tuesday identified two US Marines killed while assisting Iraqi security forces in the north-central on Sunday as Gunnery Sgt. Diego Pongo (left) and Capt. Moises Navas (right).

Intelligence officials estimate there are 2,500 to 3,000 ISIS fighters still in Iraq, three years after the group's defeat. A further 500 escaped from prison in Syria last month, fuelling violence resurgence.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kristen Scott Thomas's Kate hides her character behind a façade of effortless efficiency. Her husband, played by Greg Wise, is headed back to Afghanistan.

Military charities, top brass and former SAS hero Chris Ryan call for the Defence National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) in Nottinghamshire to be opened to veterans.

Two battle groups from the army's 7th Combat Brigade left Brisbane's Gallipoli Barracks early on Tuesday, ready to man bulldozers and chainsaws to help devastated communities .

Embassy of India, Baghdad

Building No. 22, Street No.16,
Mohalla No. 609, Al Mansour District
Baghdad.

Telephone:

00-964 7704439731(M)- Ambassador,

00-964 7704439706(M)-HOC;

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E-Mail: amb.baghdad@mea.gov.in (Ambassador),

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Ambassador: Shri George Raju

Head of Chancery: Shri Bharath Kumar Kuthati

Pompeo said that United States would not enforce sanctions on Iraq buying electricity from Iran for 120 days 'as a display of our desire to help provide the right conditions for success'.

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, who gave up the intelligence post when he became the prime minister-designate, assumes the premiership as Iraq faces unprecedented crises due to Covid-19.

The exemption would be the longest period of time in months granted to Iraq to prove it is making progress in becoming less reliant on Iranian imports, a key condition of receiving the waiver.

Stone by stone, digital artists and game developers from Mosul are rebuilding Nineveh's heritage sites in the digital world. Francis Maguire reports.

Stone by stone, digital artists and game developers from Mosul are rebuilding Nineveh's heritage sites in the digital world. Francis Maguire reports.

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CT interviews Stephen Rasche on Erbil’s Catholic presence, the need for Christian unity, and why Christians will “no longer be shy” with the gospel.

For 25 years, Stephen Rasche was a “bare knuckles” international lawyer. But in 2010, he offered his services to the Chaldean Catholic Church of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan and has increasingly dedicated his life to the preservation of this ancient community.

Under the leadership of Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda, in 2015 Rasche helped found the Catholic University of Erbil, where he serves as vice chancellor. Also the director of its Institute for Ancient and Threatened Christianity, Rasche lived this title as ISIS ravaged Iraq’s Christian homelands in the Nineveh Plains and many believers fled to Erbil.

After testifying on their behalf before the United Nations and the US Congress, Rasche allows them to represent themselves in his recent book, The Disappearing People: The Tragic Fate of Christians in the Middle East. The book has won a diverse range of endorsements, from leaders such as Matthew Hassan Kukah, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria; Yahya Cholil Staquf, general secretary of Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Muslim organization in the world; and Thomas Farr, president of the Religious Freedom Institute.

The US State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom reports that less than 250,000 Christians are living in Iraq, most in Kurdistan or on the Nineveh Plains. Two-thirds belong to the Chaldean Catholic Church.

CT interviewed Rasche about the logic of establishing a university during a genocide, how its Catholic identity functions in a Muslim society, and his enduring optimism for Christianity in Iraq.

What led you personally to invest your life in this endeavor?

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Iraq has yet to inform its regular oil buyers of cuts to its exports, suggesting it is struggling to fully implement an Opec deal with Russia and other producers on a record supply cut, traders and industry sources said. Smaller producers such as Nigeria and Angola could also hurt the Opec+ group's efforts to cut output by 9.7 million barrels per day from May 1.

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Interview with Karen H. Seal, MD, MPH, author of Association of Mental Health Disorders With Prescription Opioids and High-Risk Opioid Use in US Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

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