Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A second mass grave in under a month containing the remains of 155 Kurds massacred by the former Iraqi regime decades ago was exhumed on Sunday in Iraq’s southern Muthanna province.

The word for 2025 is “sovereignty.” Despite many challenges like reducing oil dependency, ensuring political stability amid sectarian divides and managing environmental crises, the Sudani government must focus on protecting the state.

The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze Age to be found in the region, according to a Jan. 14 news release from the University of Central Florida. They were uncovered by Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at the university, and a team of archaeologists.

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Iraq and the United Kingdom have agreed on a trade package worth up to 12.3 billion pounds, the Iraqi prime minister's office said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an official visit against a backdrop of historic shifts in the Middle East.

Human rights expert Peter Griffin said: “In the minds of the Iraqis, Rob is guilty of money laundering because he has taken salary from a company that they say — and we disagree — has defrauded the Iraqi state. “Even if something illegal had happened, which we dispute, Rob has already served a prison sentence for the past four years.

"We announce that we will suspend our military operations against [Israel]," the Nujaba Movement's leader said.

The Iraqi prisoner had sued the Biden administration, saying he would be at risk for abuse at a prison in his homeland.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs in Iraq, talked to TIME ahead of Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing about his opposition to women in combat roles

Mr Pether's wife and lawyers are urging the Australian government to ramp up advocacy for him, claiming he had been abandoned. The family of an Australian man who has languished in a Baghdad jail since 2021 fear he may die behind bars, as he faces the prospect of fresh charges from Iraqi authorities.