Quotas without a cause: Iraqi Women counted, rights discounted

Shafaq News Iraq’s Parliament counts more women than ever before, yet their presence has not translated into stronger protections for women’s rights. Quotas guarantee seats, but real gains remain elusive. Women’s Seats Through the Quota Era Women...

Iraq excavating large mass grave left by Islamic State

Authorities are working with the judiciary, forensic investigations, Iraq's Martyrs' Foundation, and the directorate of mass graves to carry out the excavation of the site of a sink hole in al-Khafsa, south of the northern city of Mosul, the...

African Teachers Gather in South Africa for Holocaust Education Training Amid Rising Antisemitism

A weeklong training program in South Africa brought together teachers from across the African continent to learn how to teach World War II and the Holocaust, an initiative aimed at promoting understanding amid rising antisemitism and anti-Israel...

Archaeologists uncover 1,400-year-old Christian cross in ancient UAE monastery

Archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be a 1,400-year-old Christian cross engraved on a plaque at an ancient monastery on Sir Bani Yas, an island in the United Arab Emirates. The discovery was announced by the Department of Culture...

Jailed Kurdish journalist given more prison time in Iraq, says lawyer

Authorities in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region handed down a new prison term on Tuesday to jailed investigative journalist Sherwan Sherwani, his lawyer said, just before he was due to complete a previous sentence. At the court in the regional...

Iraq starts excavation of large mass grave left by rampaging Islamic State

IRBIL, Iraq — Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left behind by the Islamic State extremist group during its rampage across the country a decade ago. Local authorities are working with the judiciary,...

Iraq starts excavation of suspected ISIS mass grave

Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left behind by ISIS during its rampage across the country a decade ago. Local authorities are working with the judiciary, forensic investigations, Iraq's Martyrs'...

Iraq starts excavation work on ISIS mass grave thought to contain thousands of bodies

BAGHDAD – Iraqi authorities have begun excavating the site of a mass grave believed to contain thousands of victims of the terror group ISIS near Mosul city, the project’s director told AFP on Aug 17. The first phase, which was launched on Aug 10,...

Ghost of the Caliphate: How Africa Became the Global Epicenter of the Islamic State

While global attention has begun to splinter across the Ukraine war, renewed tensions in Gaza, and ongoing great power competition, Islamic State (ISIS) has executed one of the most successful strategic transformations in modern jihadism: it has...

Iraq starts excavation of large mass grave left by Islamic State

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left… IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left behind by the Islamic State...

Iraq begins dig at site of suspected IS mass grave near Mosul

Excavation at the site has proved especially difficult due to the presence of sulphur-laced underground water, which has made the soil soft and unstable Iraqi authorities have commenced excavation work at a suspected mass grave near the northern...

Trump tries to Make Art Great Again

Our motto at GZERO is, “Everything is political.” Sports? You bet. See our piece earlier this year on Barcelona creating football academies in the Kurdish part of Iraq and Syria. Food? Sure. Check out our 2022 report on the battle over where...

Iraq starts work on Daesh mass grave thought to contain thousands

Iraqi authorities have begun excavating the site of a mass grave believed to contain thousands of victims of the Daesh group near Mosul city, the project's director told AFP on Sunday. The first phase, which was launched on August 10, includes...

US-led coalition to leave Iraq by September, PM advisor says

There are around 2,500 US troops in Iraq, primarily tasked with training and advising Iraqi forces fighting remnants of the Islamic State group. [Getty] The US-led international coalition against ISIS will withdraw from Iraq next month, marking a...

Iran Update, August 22, 2025

Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...

Iraq starts excavation of large mass grave left by Islamic State

Nazi-Islamist Alliance Real, Dangerous, Consequential: ‘Hitler: The Proclaimed Messiah of the Palestinian Cause’ Author Aabhas Maldahiyar

For decades, Hindu nationalism has been labelled fascist, yet history exposes the irony. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was the first Indian politician to recognize Israel, while the Arab world idolized Hitler as a rockstar messiah—the heir of Prophet...

Iraq starts work on IS mass grave thought to contain thousands

Iraq starts work on IS mass grave thought to contain thousands BAGHDAD, Aug 17, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Iraqi authorities have begun excavating the site of a mass grave believed to contain thousands of victims of the Islamic State (IS) group near Mosul...

Iraq begins excavation of mass grave near Mosul believed to hold thousands of IS victims

BAGHDAD, Aug 17 — Iraqi authorities have begun excavating the site of a mass grave believed to contain thousands of victims of the Islamic State (IS) group near Mosul city, the project’s director told AFP today. The first phase, which was launched...

Iraq uncovers mass grave of IS victims

Iraqi authorities have begun excavating the site of a mass grave believed to contain thousands of victims of the Islamic State group near Mosul city, the project’s director told AFP on Sunday. The first phase, which was launched on August 10,...