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At least 58 children killed by Iran's forces, some as young as 8; others shot in the back [details]

The Iranian regime denies the shootings and instead says, 'foreigners' or 'terrorists' are behind the act. In some cases, pro-regime media outlets have labelled the killed teenagers as 'separatists.'

Nov 22, 2022

Chef Falls Into Large Vat of Boiling Chicken Soup At Wedding Hall; Sustains Third-degree Burns, Succumbs

A 25-year-old chef in Zakho District in northern Iraq succumbed to severe burn injuries he sustained after falling into a vat of chicken soup that he was cooking.

Jul 1, 2021

US-Iran tensions: 7 rockets hit army base hosting US troops in Iraq's Salahudin, 4 injured

The attack took place when the rockets landed on the airbase, located around 90 km from the Iraqi capital Baghdad, wounding four and causing damages to nearby buildings.

Jan 13, 2020

30 killed in Syria clashes between Kurds, pro-Turkey forces

A total of 305 SDF fighters, 353 Turkey-backed rebels and 24 Syrian government troops have been killed since Turkey started a wide-scale offensive against Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria on Oct. 9.

Nov 7, 2019

Why was Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi more feared than 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden?

Al Baghdadi whom the US claims to have eliminated in his hideout in Syria's Idlib had declared himself the first caliph of Daesh (Islamic State) and was unmatched in atrocities to captives including the use of children for committing bloodbaths.

Oct 28, 2019

Explained: Why Turkey is attacking Kurdish people in Syria?

Turkey has launched Operation Peace Spring against Kurdish people in Northern Syria after the US pulled out its forces from the border region.

Oct 15, 2019

Lifestyle influencer and entrepreneur Jivan Mizuri opens up about his love for learning languages and studying religion

Jivan Mizuri speaks Arabic, Persian, Turkish, English and now am learning Spanish. I am able to pick up languages very fast so now I take advantage of it and learn as much as I can.

Oct 3, 2019

Meet Kaiwan Shaban A Renowned Photographer, who was born creative and becoming perfect with Practice

Kaiwan is also famous for his tutorials on Photoshop and adobe Lightroom. He is now the owner of K1 Production.

Aug 19, 2019

Here's what associates Peshmerga forces with India

Over 1.50 lakh war survivors, including child soldiers in Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, the Balkans, and Afghanistan, have benefited from relief programmes.

Jul 9, 2019

3,400-year-old palace emerges from drought-hit Tigris River in Iraq

The palace is situated in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. It had first made an appearance in 2010 but the excavation took place recently. Archaeologists have said that they do not know when the structure will go back under water.

Jun 29, 2019

Who is Nadia Murad? Meet the 25-year-old Nobel laureate who escaped from ISIS

Murad is jointly accepting the Nobel peace Prize with Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynaecologist who treated thousands of women subjected to brutality by the ISIS.

Oct 5, 2018

Syrian tragedy isn't the creation of Bashar al-Assad alone

Did Assad kill people to stay in power? Yes he did. But does that make everyone else who is involved -- or better say trapped -- in this war a saint? Hardly so.

Apr 16, 2018

What is Black Death? Here is all you need to know about the deadly plague

At least ten African nations have been put on high alert over fears regarding the spread of the plague.

Nov 17, 2017

Powerful earthquake hits Iran-Iraq border region

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the Iraq-Iran border on 12 November killing more than 140 people. The tremor, which struck at 21:18 local time, was felt as far away as Qatar

Nov 13, 2017

328 killed as massive 7.3 earthquake hits Iran-Iraq border; death toll likely to increase (VIDEOS)

Thousands of people have been injured and rescue operations are being carried out.