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Iran transfers long-range missiles to Iraqi proxies ahead of US talks, report

Pro-Iran militias receive surface-to-surface missiles for 1st time in IRGC shipment; US envoy Witkoff willing to visit Iran if direct talks to reach new nuclear deal advance, officials say

Lior Ben Ari | 04.09.25

The Yazidi woman freed from captivity in Gaza: 'I realized I would be stuck there forever'

Fawzia Amin Sido shares the hardships she endured, the pain of leaving her children behind, and the hope that keeps her going: 'I wrote every day—that kept me sane. Now, I need a blank page to start over'

Zeev Avrahami, Nick Kolyohin | 03.27.25

Turkish military artillery strikes Kurdish targets in Syria; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

After 45 years, will the Kurdish-Turkish conflict in Iraq come to an end?

The jailed founder of a Kurdish nationalist group has called for the movement to lay down its arms, but Kurdish forces seem unwilling to do so as long as Turkish strikes continue

Hudhaifa Ebrahim/The Media Line | 03.26.25

אליזבט צורקוב עיתונאים חוקרת ישראלית, נחטפה לפני 7 חודשים על ידי ההתנגדות העיראקית

Elizabeth Zurkov's sister says new administration gives hope for captive's release

Emma Tsurkov says she has been in contact with U.S. officials in efforts to secure Elizabeth's release after the previous administration did not do enough to hold the Iraqi government accountable

Alexandra Lukash | 03.13.25

Kidnapped Elizabeth Tsurkov 'may have been transferred to Iran', senior Iraqi official admits

Iraqi prime minister does not know where Israeli-Russian researcher kidnapped in Baghdad in 2023 is being held; Official says 'any decision regarding her will come only from the government in Tehran'; Emma, Elizabeth's sister, tells Ynetnews: 'For the first time since the kidnapping - there is room for optimism'

Smadar Perry, Alexandra Lukash | 03.12.25

Trump administration warns Iraq: Free Israeli researcher or 'face consequences'

Officials say US envoy conveyed direct messages to Iraqi PM, making it clear Baghdad bears full responsibility for securing Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release

Lior Ben Ari | 03.10.25

This Ramadan, all eyes are on Gaza and Jerusalem

Opinion: Trouble could erupt in both places, but this year's holy month is also marked by severe poverty, as nearly every Arab nation grapples with crippling economic hardships

Smadar Perry | 02.27.25

Trump envoy issues unusual threat to Iraqi PM demanding release of kidnapped Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov

US president's hostage affairs envoy issues implicit threat to Iraqi prime minister, calling for release of Israeli woman kidnapped in his country; 'Either he is incapable, or he is an accomplice in the kidnapping,' Adam Boehler says

Itamar Eichner | 02.05.25

Iraqi militias deny negotiations for Israeli hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release

Pro-Iranian militia sources in Iraq deny reports of negotiations for Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release, saying, 'There are no channels with the Israeli enemy' and dismiss Iraq’s claim of efforts to free her

Lior Ben Ari | 02.02.25

Kidnapped Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov is alive in Iraq and efforts are being made to release her

Iraqi's foreign minister announced that the government in Baghdad is working to release the researcher, who was kidnapped two years ago by a pro-Iranian militia; New push comes with Israel increasing efforts to free her in the background, and optimism in the shadow of Trump's return to the White House and the hostage deal with Hamas

Reuters | 01.23.25

עיראק מחאה ברשתות החברתיות נגד חוק שעלול להתיר נישואי ילדות

Iraq approves law amendment amid outcry over potential child marriages

Parliament approves amendment allowing marriage laws to be governed by Islamic frameworks, sparking fears of child marriages as young as nine

Lior Ben Ari | 01.22.25

Israel rallies global support to secure release of researcher kidnapped in Iraq

Senior official says 'changes in the region' have created opportunity to work toward Elizabeth Tsurkov's release; family of Israeli woman kidnapped in 2023 meets with foreign hostage and missing persons coordinators

Ynet | 01.10.25

אחד הפסלים שהוחרבו על ידי אנשי דאעש בעיר נמרוד שבעיראק

Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by Islamic State

A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments

AFP, Yogev Israeli | 01.09.25

Israel steps up efforts to free researcher held hostage in Iraq

Family of Elizabeth Tsurkov meets Israeli and international hostage negotiators as Jerusalem seeks third-party pressure on Iraq, eyeing potential shift with new US leadership

Itamar Eichner | 01.09.25

Drones to Eilat, the Arava and the Golan—a year of daily attacks from Iraq

Iran-aligned Iraqi militias launched yearlong drone and missile strikes on Eilat and the Golan, killing 2 Israeli soldiers; framing the attacks as support for Gaza, Israel avoided retaliating in Iraq, leaving the response to the US, which also faced losses

Gilad Carmeli | 12.31.24

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