Residents of the city, the site of two major U.S. battles and a later Islamic State occupation, have high levels of lead, ...

On 16 March 1988, thousands of defenceless men, women and children were mercilessly killed in Halabja, Iraq, by the use of chemical weapons. Many more sustained horrific lifelong injuries and trauma.

ERBIL — The Iraqi federal government has yet to approve compensation and martyrs’ salaries for 5,000 victims of the Halabja chemical attack, despite the issue being raised in parliament over a decade ...

ERBIL — Kurdish leaders on Sunday criticized Iraq’s federal government for failing to compensate victims and officially recognize Halabja as a province, as they marked the 37th anniversary of the ...

Over 25,000 homes were reduced to rubble, while entire villages were erased from the map. Many survivors who ... Lack of Compensation from Iraq Following the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Nukhsha Nasih, the mayor of Halabja, has been appointed acting governor of the ...

Blinken meets Iraqi PM in Baghdad to discuss ISIL, Syria US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced stop in Baghdad to discuss Syria and ISIL with the Iraqi PM.

Iraq is looking to buy cargoes of liquefied natural gas for the first time as it faces uncertainty over supply from Iran, raising the prospect of electricity shortages. The country is in broad ...

Iraq's exemption for importing gas and electricity from Iran was lifted on March 8, 2024. This prompted the Chairman of the Economic Committee of the Iraqi Parliament to meet with the U.S. Charge ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds from ENE to NE. The overnight low will be 47 °F (8.3 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 70 °F (21.1 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph). Mostly sunny ...

Representatives from the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) member companies met with officials from the Government of Iraq (GoI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) ...

"Waltz welcomed the Iraqi Prime Minister’s efforts to achieve energy independence for Iraq, and encouraged the Iraqi government to welcome more western and U.S. energy companies into Iraq’s ...