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News Articles: Iraq

While the U.S. military has used burn pits in other conflicts, one expert says they were exceptionally large in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  • World

What is the legacy of burn pits? For some Iraqis, it's a lifetime of problems

The PACT Act provides new access to services for American veterans struggling with the health effects of exposure to burn pits. But in Iraq, civilians who were exposed are still on their own.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Simone Popperl,
  • Jeevika Verma,
  • and 1 more
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  • Middle East

In Iraq's Mosul, art springs up from ruins almost 5 years after the ouster of ISIS

This vibrant street art is a sign of the spirited rebuilding going on in the northern Iraqi city, after ISIS was defeated in 2017.

March 20, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Hassan Sham (pictured above) is one of 26 displaced persons camps in northern Iraq. Most of the residents are the wives and children of ISIS fighters — who say they are considered outcasts because of the stigma and are no longer welcome in their hometowns.

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  • Global Health

A life in limbo for the wives and children of ISIS fighters

Most of the residents of the Hassan Sham camp in northern Iraq feel like outcasts, with nowhere else to go. And conditions are getting worse as funding for food, education and health care dries up.

March 15, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Fans spray air mixed with water vapor to cool down pedestrians on a Baghdad street on June 30, 2021, during a heat wave.

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  • Climate

Why Baghdad will be one of the cities hardest hit by global warming

Iraq's capital city is already seeing record heat — up to 125 degrees Fahrenheit. A report predicts more 120-plus degree days to come. And the "urban heat island" effect will make things even worse.

March 10, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Hussein Raad, a 22-year-old college student, gets his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine at Zayoona Mall in Baghdad.

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  • Global Health

Iraq has enough doses of COVID vaccine for everyone. But many Iraqis don't trust it

The vaccination rate is only 17%. People are scared and skeptical for many reasons. Now government health workers are trying to up the numbers. One strategy: vaccination booths in the mall.

February 17, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Chinese lecturer Zhiwei Hu speaks to students in the Chinese language department at Salahaddin University in Irbil, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2021.

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  • Middle East

Iraqi Kurds are learning Mandarin to take advantage of jobs from Chinese companies

Dozens of contracts signed in recent years ensure China's growing footprint, even as major Western companies, including the U.S., plot their exit.

January 28, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Retired Special Forces Maj. Ian Fishback, seen in December 2019, deployed four times to Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2005, he blew the whistle on U.S. troops who were torturing people in Iraq.

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  • Obituaries

The final, anguished years of a warrior-scholar who exposed torture by U.S. troops

Ian Fishback was a Green Beret who exposed torture by U.S. troops in Iraq. After serving four combat tours and earning a Ph.D. in philosophy, Fishback died last month in a nursing home. He was 42.

December 02, 2021
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
As water levels dropped in the marshlands this summer, the marsh water became too salty for the water buffalo to drink.

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  • World

In Iraq's famed marshlands, climate change is upending a way of life

Drought and extreme heat that scientists link to climate change are altering the UNESCO-protected marshlands. Iraq's average annual temperatures are increasing at nearly double the rate of Earth's.

November 07, 2021
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock
Supporters of Iraq's Al-Fateh Alliance at a rally in Baghdad on Thursday ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections.

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  • World

Iraqi protesters helped spur new elections. But many doubt their votes will matter

The current parties in power — many backed by militias involved in deadly attacks on protesters — are poised to dominate parliamentary elections scheduled to take place Sunday. Here's what to know.

October 08, 2021
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock and
  • Larry Kaplow
People gather as a massive fire engulfs the coronavirus isolation ward of al-Hussein hospital in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, late on Monday.

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  • Middle East

More Than 60 People Are Dead After A Hospital Fire In A Southern Iraqi City

On Monday, flames swept through outbuildings of the al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Nasiryah that had been set up to isolate COVID-19 patients.

July 13, 2021
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock
Iraqis in the holy shrine city of Najaf on Sunday mourn relatives killed during a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients.

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  • Middle East

Iraqi Leader Orders Investigation Of Baghdad Hospital Fire That Killed More Than 80

A massive fire at a hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients also left more than 100 people injured. Amid calls for action by international organizations, the prime minister ordered an investigation.

April 25, 2021
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By:
  • Jeannette Muhammad
Rana Sulaiman Halo (center), performs with a traditional <em>daf</em> drum with the Ashti (Peace) Choir.

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  • World

'We Will Never Break': In Iraq, A Yazidi Women's Choir Keeps Ancient Music Alive

Women from Iraq's Yazidi minority get together to perform centuries-old sacred songs. They've survived captivity by ISIS and loved ones' deaths. "They are trying to heal," says a Yazidi politician.

April 04, 2021
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By:
  • Alice Fordham
Pope Francis arrives at Baghdad International Airport on Friday for the first-ever papal visit to Iraq.

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  • Religion

'I Come As A Pilgrim': Pope Francis Begins Historic Visit To Iraq

The pontiff arrived at Baghdad International Airport where he was greeted by the prime minister. During his four-day visit, Francis will focus on Iraq's ancient but dwindling Christian community.

March 05, 2021
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By:
  • Alice Fordham
Ain al-Asad military airbase, shown here earlier this year, was hit in a rocket attack, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

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  • Middle East

U.S. Civilian Contractor Dies During Rocket Strike On Iraq Air Base

The Pentagon said the unnamed U.S. national was taking shelter and suffered a "cardiac episode," dying shortly thereafter. The attack followed U.S. strikes against Iran-backed militants last week.

March 03, 2021
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By:
  • Alice Fordham
Visitors with the Bil Weekend tourism company take photographs inside the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon, in the area around the Ishtar gate. The animal on the walls ins a dragon-like creature associated with the Babylonian god Marduk.

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  • World

'It Was Like Magic': Iraqis Visit Babylon And Other Heritage Sites For 1st Time

Domestic tourism has been strong in Iraq's northern Kurdish region, but sites in more impoverished, insecure areas tend to be visited less. A few Iraqi tourism companies are trying to change that.

February 23, 2021
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  • Alice Fordham
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