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Excavation of the perimeter wall at the entrance to Rabana valley in Iraqi Kurdistan in undated photo. Archaeological investigations offer up new findings on the history of Parthian settlements in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Rabana-Merquly Archaeological Project/Newsflash)

Rain Shrine In Honour Of Water Goddess Found In Lost City

Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
Post published:August 5, 2022

A rain shrine linked to a water goddess has been found in an ancient mountain fortress that archaeologists believe could be the long-lost city of Natuonia. Little is known of…

HUNTER MOON called the blood moon or sanguine moon is photographed by Darya Kawa Mirza,28, who loves to take different pictures of the moon in Erbil, Iraq. (@daryavaseum/Newsflash)

Iraqi Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Images Of Blood Moon

Post author:Arian Movileanu
Post published:November 2, 2021

These stunning images of last week’s blood moon were captured by an Iraqi astrophotographer with a fast-growing online following. Darya Kawa Mirza, 28, who comes from Erbil, capital of the…

Abdulnasser al-Qirdash

Leading IS Commander Is Treasure Trove Of Information

Post author:Conor Sheils
Post published:May 28, 2020

An IS commander arrested by Iraqi forces this week and once tipped to replace Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a 'treasure trove of intelligence' and singing like a canary for his…

The Supreme Judical Council in Iraq

Iraqi Atheist Jailed For Insulting Muhammad On FB

Post author:Lee Bullen
Post published:May 20, 2020

An Iraqi atheist has been sentenced to two years in prison for using “obscene words” against the Islamic Prophet Muhammad on Facebook. The court in the south-central Iraqi province of…

Malak Haider al-Zubaidi

Iraqi Woman Torched By Cop Husband Dies

Post author:Alex Cope
Post published:April 24, 2020

This young Iraqi woman filmed screaming in pain in a hospital with her face badly burnt after her police officer husband allegedly set her on fire has died. Malak Haider…

Malak Haider al-Zubaidi

Iraqi Woman Torched By Cop Husband Screams In Hospital

Post author:Alex Cope
Post published:April 18, 2020

This shocking footage shows a young Iraqi woman screaming in pain in a hospital with her face badly burnt after her police officer husband allegedly set her on fire. The…

Muqtada_al-Sadris an Iraqi Shia cleric, politician and militia leader

Top Iraqi Cleric Blames COVID On Gay Marriages

Post author:Alex Cope
Post published:April 2, 2020

This Iraqi cleric and former militia leader has claimed that the coronavirus pandemic is linked to the “legalisation of gay marriage” around the world. Prominent cleric and politician Muqtada Al-Sadr,…

The magazine, named Women of Nineveh

Women From IS Region Launch Feminist Magazine

Post author:Ana Marjanovic
Post published:March 13, 2020

A group of female activists in an Iraqi region which saw some of IS’s worst atrocities launched a magazine on International Women’s Day to show “it is normal for women…

The bird which managed to sneak on board an Austrian Airlines flight to Europe

Iraqi Plane Stowaway Bird Deported Back To Iraq

Post author:Koen Berghuis
Post published:February 18, 2019

A stowaway bird that sneaked on board a plane where passengers saw it flying around the cabin once the aircraft was airborne has been refused entry into Europe - and…