The Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber heard that the Kurdish Man, granted anonymity, fled Iraq after his father and uncle even tried to burn the tattoos off his skin.

36 days ago

Life inside Iraq's 'Forbidden Zone' controlled by Turkey

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 00:35 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

Turkey has been building military bases on Iraqi territory, the BBC finds, raising fears of an occupation.

45 days ago

Warfare review – nerve-shredding real-time Iraq war film drags you into visceral frontline combat

found 2025 › Apr › 20 (Sun) @ 07:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International

Co-directors Alex Garland and former US Navy Seal Ray Mendoza recreate a 2006 battle with almost unbearable intensity – and a dazzling ensemble cast

It’s up there with the first 23 bruising minutes of…

47 days ago

Weather tracker: sandstorm turns Iraqi skies orange and empties the streets

found 2025 › Apr › 18 (Fri) @ 09:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International

Thousands go to hospital with respiratory problems after massive dust cloud blows in from Saudi Arabia

Iraq was hit by its most severe sandstorm of 2025 this week, turning skies from blue to an orange…

Chopping Onions on My Heart by Samantha Ellis review – can you save a culture?

found 2025 › Apr › 18 (Fri) @ 07:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International

A woman tries to cling on to her parent’s Judeo-Arabic language – and the food, feeling and history that goes with it

Samantha Ellis yearns to eat the nabug fruit that her Iraqi-Jewish parents recall …

Boot camp, matching tattoos and mutual head-shaving: Kit Connor, Will Poulter and Michael Gandolfini on making Warfare

found 2025 › Apr › 18 (Fri) @ 05:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International

Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s film recounts the ordeal of US troops trapped in Iraq. Here, ex-Navy Seal Mendoza, who was one of the soldiers, discusses how the movie was made with his troupe of acto…

48 days ago

BRIAN VINER reviews Warfare: Brutal but brilliant, Alex Garland's film tells a terrifying battle story in real time

found 2025 › Apr › 18 (Fri) @ 00:35 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Alex Garland's Warfare, unfolding in real time, tells the story of what happened after a team of US Navy SEALs on a reconnaissance mission occupied a house in the Iraqi city of Ramadi.

54 days ago

The battle that set the standard for modern warfare: Battle Board breaks down the 100 hours that began Saddam Hussein's downfall... Operation Desert Storm

found 2025 › Apr › 11 (Fri) @ 20:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

This is the story of one of the most decisive victories in military history - as the United States and her allies crushed the army of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in just 100 hours on 24 February, 1…

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