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5 days ago · Iraq requests end of UN assistance mission by end-2025. By Reuters · 10 May 2024. Turkiye says it killed 17 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Syria. By Reuters · 10 May 2024.
Apr 28, 2024 · Iraq has passed a harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law which would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people. Passed quietly by the country’s parliament on Saturday, the law was part of an amendment to an existing anti-prostitution law. It has been strongly criticised by human rights groups and diplomats alike. Photos. 1.
May 6, 2024 · Updated 8:57 AM PDT, May 6, 2024. ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has carried out a new round of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq, the Turkish defense ministry said Monday. Warplanes struck suspected positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, in the regions of Hakurk, Metina and Gara in Iraq’s semi ...
May 3, 2024 · Iraq passes bill sentencing same-sex relations up to 15 years in prison. Amendments passed on Saturday modify a 1988 anti-prostitution law and criminalize homosexual relations and gender ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Living in Iraq. Travelling to Iraq. FCDO travel advice for Iraq. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
May 8, 2024 · Iraq in focus. In Iraq, the ICRC helps displaced people, refugees and civilians in places affected by fighting during times of crisis. We improve access to clean water and health care, visit detainees and enable them to maintain contact with their families and support the authorities’ efforts to clarify the fate of people missing from earlier conflicts.
4 days ago · Iraq has held four national legislative elections since 2006, most recently in 2021. The COR approved Mohammad Shia' al-SUDANI as prime minister in 2022. Iraq has repeatedly postponed elections for provincial councils -- last held in 2013 -- and since 2019, the prime minister has had the authority to appoint governors rather than provincial ...
