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How writing 'made us human' – an 'emotional history' from ancient Iraq to the present day

Evidence suggests that writing was invented in southern Iraq sometime before 3000BC. But what happened next? Anyone interested in this question will find How Writing Made Us Human by Walter Stephens both an enjoyable and stimulating read. It offers what it calls an “emotional history” of writing, chiefly referencing academics…

The Conversation

Low Turnout and Boycotts Mar Iraq's Provincial Elections

Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade are underway amid an influential bloc's boycott, low turnout, sporadic violence, and alleged irregularities.

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A boycott call and security concerns mar Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade

Baghdad’s streets are nearly empty on Monday, the main day of polling in the country’s first provincial elections in a decade

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Iraqis to vote for powerful provincial councils in election

The first council elections in a decade are expected to strengthen the grip of pro-Iran groups.

Al Jazeera

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf Laid To Rest In Low-key Ceremony

Kuwait's emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who was defence minister when Iraq invaded the oil-rich country in 1990, was laid to rest Sunday in a low-key funeral, a day after he died aged 86.

International Business Times

US Yazidis sue France’s Lafarge for aiding ISIL violence

The French cement maker is accused of abetting violence and terrorism by providing supplies for tunnels and prisons.

Al Jazeera

Is Hamas the same as ISIS, the Islamic State group? No − and yes

In the aftermath of Hamas’ bloody raid into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, many Israelis and people around the world equated the newly ultraviolent and audacious Palestinian militant organization with the world’s deadliest terrorist group, ISIS – the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

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Gaza war: how Hezbollah has opened a second front inside Israel

While the attention of the world has focused on Israel’s assault on Gaza over the past two months, following Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, one aspect of the Middle East conflict not getting a great deal of news coverage has been the continuing battle with Hezbollah in south…

The Conversation

‘Elephant in the room’: The US military’s devastating carbon footprint

The US military emits more than entire industrialised nations like Portugal and Denmark, yet evades scrutiny.

Al Jazeera

Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover

Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months have forced the government in Baghdad to perform a balancing act that is becoming more difficult by the day

The Independent UK

With the Israel-Hamas war, Sunni and Shia armed groups find uncommon unity

The war draws together Iran-backed Shia and Sunni militants in what appears to be closer cooperation between groups that differ in ideology but are united by opposition to Israel and the U.S.

WEKU

Adele declares she wrote Hometown Glory amid UK’s rage at Tony Blair going to war in Iraq

Hit track from Adele’s ‘19’ album was inspired by her attendance at Iraq war protest

The Independent UK

A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties

U.S. and Iraqi officials say a rocket attack at the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has caused minor damage but no casualties

The Independent UK

Temple linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great discovered in ancient megacity in Iraq

Archaeologists have discovered two temples, one buried atop the other, in the ancient megacity of Girsu in Iraq. One temple is linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great.

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Can US prevent wider Middle East war?

If Biden and Blinken don't want the region to erupt, they need to contain Israel's campaign of revenge

The Guardian - UK

Ministry of Defence lacks ‘effective oversight’ of civilian casualties, tribunal hears

UK government challenged over refusal to release documents about 2018 incident during campaign against Islamic State

The Independent UK

New documentary offers a peek into the triumphs and struggles of Muslim chaplains in US military

The small group of Muslim chaplains in the U.S. military tends to the souls and spirits of troops of all faiths and no faith

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Scottish workers must aid efforts to deplete the Israeli war machine

MASSIVE Glasgow and London demonstrations in February 2003 against the invasion of Iraq are being replicated many times over by those against…

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Rosalynn Carter's mental health advocacy changed journalism — and journalists

Aaron Glantz writes that he was adrift after years of reporting in Iraq and on the war's effects. His fellowship at The Carter Center and a pointed question from the first lady put him back on course.

The Guardian - UK

‘The people don’t want the Americans’: Gaza war fuels tensions in Iraq

Attacks on US troops in Iraq have led to US airstrikes, highlighting the risk of spillover from the situation in Gaza

Al Jazeera

Iraq slams US strikes that killed eight pro-Iran fighters

Baghdad denounces the strikes as a breach of its ‘sovereignty’.

The Independent UK

Live updates | Timing for the Israel-Hamas pause in fighting will be announced in the next 24 hours

A cease-fire agreement between the Hamas militant group and Israel has been confirmed by both parties, along with Washington and Qatar, which helped broker the deal that would bring a temporary halt to the devastating war that is now in its seventh week

The Independent UK

Ukrainian sniper ‘breaks world record after killing Russian soldier nearly 2.5 miles away’

The record was previously held by a Canadian sniper after a shot taken in Iraq in 2017

Salon

How U.S. war crimes led us here

Israeli forces are emulating what the U.S. did in Mosul, Fallujah and elsewhere. But it's harder to hide

Salon

US war on terror in Africa: 75,000% rise

The number of terrorist attacks on the continent increased from 9 to 6,756 amid America's Forever Wars

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