Kurdistan region marks 37 years since Halabja massacre
The leaders of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq on Sunday commemorated the Halabja massacre of Kurds that ...
Tehran Times7d
The Halabja massacre: remembering a chemical genocide funded by the West
On March 16, 1988, the town of Halabja in northern Iraq experienced unspeakable horror. It was the day Saddam Hussein ...
The New Arab4d
37 years on, Iraq's Halabja survivors face unfulfilled promises
Decades later, Halabja’s residents continue to suffer from poor public services, high unemployment, and unfulfilled political ...
The Times of Israel27d
The Twilight of Arab Leftism
The Ba’athist Party rose during the period of Arab ... but it only came to power in Iraq and Syria (which provided the biggest example of party conflict). The term “left” as commonly used ...
Tehran Times9d
Iranian court holds US responsible for divers' massacre in Iran-Iraq War
On Wednesday, coinciding with Martyrs' Day, a Tehran court announced a verdict condemning the United States for its role in the brutal killing of Iranian divers captured during Operation Karbala-4 in ...
Rudaw1mon
Kirkuk land restoration on hold pending guidelines for new law
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Land ownership disputes in Kirkuk province are on hold pending guidelines from the Council of Ministers on how to implement the recently passed property restitution law, the ...
Jurist9d
USAID cuts cause closure of support program for Iraqi torture and disappearance survivors
An UN spokesperson announced Tuesday that USAID funding cancellations have resulted in the closure of a UN human rights program intended on helping torture victims and the families of missing ...