15 ISIS Militants Killed in Airstrike in Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD (Xinhua) -- Fifteen Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Sunday in an airstrike on an IS hideout in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, provincial security source said.

Mass Protests in Iraq Left 831 People Killed, Wounded

By Mohammed Ebraheem

A Baghdad-based war monitor announced on Sunday that the mass protests in Iraq had left 831 protesters killed and injured over the past 10 days.

Iraq's 2018 Elections Aftermath: a Critical Situation for Assyrians

By Adad Alan Shmuel and Joanne Patti Munisteri

The May 2018 election results shocked Iraq. Officially, it was the lowest voter turnout recorded since the first freely held elections after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2005. According to the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) Iraq recorded a 79.63% voter turnout in 2005.

Iraq Protests Reveal an Inconvenient Truth About Sectarian Politics

By Tallha Abdulrazaq

Iraqis took to the streets of the oil-rich south, calling on the government to end corruption, institute effective policies to ensure Iraqis had gainful employment and end foreign interference, primarily from Iraq's ever-troublesome neighbour to the east, Iran.

Life in Egypt Is 'Hell' for Christian Women

By Thomas D. Williams

Egyptian Muslim men routinely treat Christian women as "whores," which makes life in Egyptian society a living hell, a female Coptic journalist wrote in a revealing op-ed this week.

Turkey Removes Rental Fees for Places of Worship

An unprecedented move removing rental fees for places of worship gives a sigh of relief to the country's ethnic and religious community whose religious rights were suppressed in the past.