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Iraqis celebrate the re-opening of the Green Zone, home to government buildings and Western embassies. AFP

Baghdad's Green Zone barriers come down 

The partial reopening coincides with the anniversary of ISIS defeat

December 11, 2018
Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi (C). Reuters 

A year after ISIS defeat, Iraq continues battling insurgency

Iraq's political elites meanwhile are at loggerheads over the formation of a cabinet

December 10, 2018
Former US President George H W Bush died on Friday, November 30. Bloomberg

Beyond the Headlines podcast: How Kuwait and Iraq were shaped by George H W Bush

A hero to some Kuwaitis also left many Iraqi lives in ruins. We look at both sides of the late US President's impact in this week's episode

December 6, 2018
Protesters chant slogans in front of Basra's provincial council building during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs. AP

Iraqi marchers don yellow vests after Paris riots

Basra experiences more street protests over a lack of jobs and essential services

December 5, 2018
Iraqi lawmakers are seen during the first session of the new Iraqi parliament in Baghdad in September. Reuters 

Iraqi parliament again fails to vote on vacant ministries

Adel Abdul Mahdi yet to confirm ministers of defence, interior, justice and immigration, among others

December 5, 2018
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad talks during a joint statement along with Nobel Peace Laureat Denis Mukwege and European Union Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini. AP

UN team to begin probe of ISIS crimes in Iraq in early 2019

Investigators will gather evidence on war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide

December 5, 2018
The Iraqi parliament votes on the new Iraqi government, headed by Adel Abdul Mahdi, October 24, 2018 in Baghdad. AFP 

Chaotic Iraqi parliament session delays final cabinet picks, again

The session has been postponed until later in the week

December 4, 2018
Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) Jan Kubis walks (C) in the holy city of Najaf on November 29, 2018. AFP

UN says Iraqi casualties lowest in six years

Baghdad was the city most affected with 23 civilians killed and 32 wounded in November

December 3, 2018
Iraqis making clay pots in Najaf. Pottery has deep roots in Iraq, where ancient civilisations turned to clay to build their homes, shape their cooking utensils, and even make their ovens. AFP

Iraq's ancient pottery struggles to outlive modern plastic

Farmers who once used large containers are opting for cheaper goods, made either elsewhere in Iraq or imported

December 3, 2018
epa07202732 An Iraqi man walks amid a flooded street in Mosul, northern Iraq, 01 December 2018. According to media reports, the Nineveh provincial council declared on late 01 December the emergency and decided to shut the university and schools in Mosul because of floods that swept most of the city. EPA/AMMAR SALIH

Iraq's Nineveh province declares state of emergency following flash flooding  

War-torn areas more vulnerable to extreme weather due to damaged infrastructure

December 2, 2018