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More than 2,300 cross into Iraq to flee Syria fighting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 09:28 PM

The UN currently estimates that around 166,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since Turkey launched its offensive in northeastern Syria on October 9. Read more »

Iraq cut the internet, and the economy suffered

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 05:18 AM

When anti-government demonstrations shook Iraq, authorities cut the internet to disconnect protesters and slow sharing of bloody images -- a digital clampdown estimated to have cost the economy nearly a billion dollars. Read more »

Trump: US going into Middle East was 'worst decision ever'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 09:49 PM

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US military becoming involved in the Middle East was the "worst decision ever made" and that he was ensuring the safe return of troops. Read more »

8 killed, 15 wounded in new clashes in Iraq

Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 08:11 AM

At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded in new clashes between protesters and police in eastern Baghdad on Sunday, police and medical sources said. Read more »

DFA tells Pinoys in Iraq to stay home, as violent protests spread

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 08:39 PM

Filipinos were also instructed to store food and water, and call the Philippine embassy in Baghdad should they need help. Read more »

Former French president Jacques Chirac dies at 86

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 06:44 PM

On the international stage, Chirac will be best remembered for angering the United States with his public opposition to the 2003 war in Iraq. Read more »

2 rockets hit near US embassy in Baghdad: security sources

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 06:07 AM

BAGHDAD, Iraq—Two rockets landed near the US embassy in Baghdad overnight, security sources told AFP early Tuesday, with foreign diplomats there reporting emergency sirens repeatedly going off. Read more »

DFA warns job-seeking public vs work offers in Iraq

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 06:01 PM

The Philippine Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq warned Filipinos seeking jobs to be wary of job offers online in the Middle Eastern nation, saying the deployment ban to Iraq is still in effect despite contrary reports. Read more »

Islamic State persists despite territory loss: US top envoy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 11:22 PM

WASHINGTON - The Islamic State (IS) group remains a threat in Syria and Iraq, and in some areas has even gained power despite the elimination of their "caliphate", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday. Read more »

ICE deported him to a country he’d never seen. He died 2 months later.

Alissa J. Rubin and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 09 10:03 AM

Jimmy Aldaoud died in a Baghdad apartment on Tuesday after vomiting blood and begging to return to the United States. He had lived in the Detroit area from infancy until he was deported in June. Read more »

IS 'resurging' in Syria as US pulls troops: watchdog

W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 07:31 AM

WASHINGTON - The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group was "resurging" in Syria while the United States withdrew troops, and has solidified its insurgent capabilities in neighboring Iraq, a Defense Department watchdog said Tuesday. Read more »

DFA tells Pinoys in Iraq to stay vigilant after terrorist attack

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 09:41 AM

MANILA—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday urged the Filipino community in Iraq to be vigilant following a terrorist attack that killed 3 people, including a Turkish diplomat. Read more »

Francis wants first papal visit to Iraq

Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 01:14 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said on Monday he wants to travel to Iraq next year, which would be the first ever papal trip there. Read more »

PH post sends home 7 Pinoys trafficked to Iraq

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 02:57 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Embassy in Iraq announced that it sent home seven Filipinos who were victims of trafficking schemes. Read more »

Islamic State leader surfaces in video, vows fight until 'Judgment Day'

The New York Times
Posted at Apr 30 09:54 AM

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sought to rally his followers after the loss of the group’s territory in Iraq and Syria and its execution of one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in years, on Easter in Sri Lanka. Read more »

After 'caliphate' defeat, Islamic State is down but not out

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 25 07:18 AM

Driven from its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State is down but not out.   Read more »

Pinay trafficked to Iraq set to return home: embassy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 02:16 AM

A Filipina who was a victim of human trafficking in Iraq is expected to return home Thursday. Read more »

Battle for last Islamic State enclave edges towards its end

Reuters
Posted at Mar 21 04:52 AM

BAGHOUZ, Syria - The operation to take Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria looked close to an end on Wednesday, with no sign of clashes as US-backed fighters said they were combing the area for hidden jihadists. Read more »

US promises to keep IS fight after '100 percent' defeat

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 06:58 AM

The United States promised Wednesday to stay focused on permanently destroying the Islamic State group but asked concerned allies to contribute more, as President Donald Trump boasted that the extremists will soon have lost all their territory in Syria. Read more »

'Hope Bus', nagbibigay ng libreng edukasyon sa mga bata sa Iraq

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 02:30 AM

Sa Iraq, umarangkada ang "Hope Bus" na hangad ay ihatid sa mas magandang kinabukasan ang mga kabataan. Read more »