On September 18, 2023, a devastating drone attack rocked the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq, specifically targeting Arbat airport, situated near the city of Sulaymaniyah. This attack brought about the grievous loss of somewhere around six lives and left a few others injured.
The multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk, historically disputed between the federal government in Baghdad and authorities in the autonomous Kurdistan region of the north, witnessed a resurgence of deadly unrest.
On August 6, 2023, Iraq’s Ministry of Communications declared the official blocking of the popular messaging app, Telegram, inside the country.
A 2,800-year-old stone tablet has been returned to Iraq by Italy and put on display in the country after nearly four decades. The tablet is inscribed with complete cuneiform text, which is a system of writing used in ancient Babylon.
Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, has announced plans for a $17 billion transportation project aimed at facilitating the flow of goods from Asia to Europe.
