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Iraqis mourn over the coffins, clad in their national flag, of the people who were reportedly abducted and killed, during their funeral in the central holy city of Najaf. AFP

Iraqis mourn seven abducted and killed near holy city of Najaf

February 20, 2019
Colin Keiver, Commander Joint Task Force Iraq - Middle East, Department of National Defence, Canada. Reem Mohammed / The National 

ISIS re-emergence in Iraq likely unless social grievances resolved, says head of Canada anti-ISIS operations

February 19, 2019
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with Iraq's President Barham Salih during his visit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 18, 2018. Reuters 

Iraq to establish permanent presence on Saudi border through compound construction

February 19, 2019
The new Kurdish parliament speaker, Vala Farid, (C) speaks during a session of Kurdistan's regional parliament in Erbil, on February 18, 2019. AFP

Iraqi Kurdistan elects first female interim speaker

February 19, 2019
Acting US Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan, second right, said the US respected Iraq's sovereignty. EPA

US defence chief says Washington will respect Iraqi sovereignty

February 13, 2019
A Dragon Oil offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea, offshore Turkmenistan. The Dubai firm currently produces 87,000 bpd in the country. Source: Dragon Oil

UAE's Dragon Oil targets higher production in 2019 on ramp up in markets

February 12, 2019
Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud said Iran is a paper tiger with steel claws. Leslie Pableo for The National 

Iran is a paper tiger with steel claws says Saudi's Prince Turki Al Faisal

February 12, 2019
Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan. EPA

Pentagon chief in Iraq to discuss future of US troops

February 12, 2019
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the military at a hangar rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on December 28, 2018. AP 

Donald Trump's snubs of Iraqi officials risk US influence in Baghdad

February 11, 2019
Iraqi Yazidis pray over the casket of the Mir Takhsin-Beg (Tahseen Said Ali), the hereditary leader of the Yazidi community in the world, during his funeral in the town of Sheikhan, 50km northeast of Mosul, on February 5, 2019. AFP

Death of Yazidi prince leaves a community rudderless

February 10, 2019