Unable to form a government 10 months after elections, Iraq has been roiled by the street protests of the nationalist cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who withdrew from the government but again seeks to influence it.
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Protesters Storm Iraqi Parliament
No lawmakers were present when the demonstrators, who were mostly followers of the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, were in the building.
U.K. Tourist Jailed for Taking Artifacts in Iraq Has Conviction Overturned
A British retiree who had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for pocketing stones and shards at an archaeological site was acquitted on appeal.
Turkish Strike in Northern Iraq Kills at Least 8 Tourists, Officials Say
The attack came in a region that Turkey targets because Kurdish militants take refuge there, in a new flaring of regional tensions.
ISIS Fighters’ Children Are Growing Up in a Desert Camp. What Will They Become?
Leaving captured men, women and children in prisons and camps run by Kurds risks seeding a new global terrorism disaster, rights groups and the U.S. military warn.
The Unraveling of an Award-Winning Documentary
The director of “Sabaya,” about Yazidi women who had been sexually enslaved by ISIS, says that he wasn’t present for a key scene and that he substituted footage.
France Brings Home French Wives of ISIS Jihadists From Syria
The country repatriated 16 women from Syria, in a move it had long ruled out. Thirty-five children, including some orphans, accompanied them.
Efforts to Form a New Government in Iraq Descend Into Chaos
The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who controls the largest bloc in Parliament, has directed dozens of lawmakers loyal to him to resign.
When George W. Bush Confused Russia’s War in Ukraine With Iraq
A viral gaffe by the former president offers a dark reminder of America’s foreign-policy hypocrisies.
British Tourist Gets 15 Years in Iraqi Jail for Taking Shards From Archaeology Site
The retired geologist said he did not know it was illegal to take the pottery shards when he picked them up from the site. The harshness of his sentence came as a surprise.