'A Place for Everyone:' Baghdad Opens First Skatepark
This is Beirut, 07/02 19:15 - Reading : less than a minute
The first skatepark opened in Baghdad following years of campaigning, offering Iraq’s youth a space to relax and socialize.
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Attack on Iraqi Kurdish Forces Who Blame Baghdad
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-31 18:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga base was targeted by drone attacks on Saturday night. The government of this autonomous region immediately condemned groups linked to the central government, which is close to Iran. Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan said Sunday two drones struck a military base used by the autonomous region's security forces, blaming the ...
Moussavi's Assassination Crosses All Boundaries: Hezbollah
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 11:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards member was killed on Monday by an Israeli strike in Syria, posing a possible risk of further escalating tensions in Southern Lebanon. Iranian state media reported the death of Razi Moussavi, describing him as “one of the most experienced advisors” of the Quds Force, the foreign arm of the Islamic ...
Attackers of the American Embassy in Iraq Linked to Authorities
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 23:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iraqi authorities have stated that the assailants who took part in the attack on the American Embassy in Baghdad on December 8 had links to security forces, according to a statement published on Thursday December 14. The American presence in Iraq is regularly targeted by pro-Iranian militias. Iraq said Thursday it had arrested several attackers ...
US Embassy in Baghdad Targeted in Rocket Attack
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A multi-rocket attack targeted the US Embassy in the well-guarded Green Zone in Baghdad Friday, December 8, amid escalating regional tensions linked to the raging war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported. Salvos of rockets targeted the US embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone early Friday, ...