The Iraqi city of Hawija must be disappointed by the outcome of the investigation published nearly ten years after the deadly Dutch attack on the city. It does not state that victims must be compensated—only that the compensation provided was “too little and too late.”
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Two female journalists were killed in Iraqi Kurdistan when their car was attacked by a Turkish drone. But journalists are not fighters, even if they work for the PKK.
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Searching for positive developments in Sunni Iraq, ten years after the invasion by the terrorist group ISIS, photographer Eddy van Wessel and I unexpectedly encountered the concept of dark tourism.
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Ten years after the arrival of ISIS in Iraq, the question still remains: what exactly happened? Was ISIS an Iranian conspiracy? The arrival and fight against the terror group changed the demographics of Iraq, benefiting pro-Iranian forces.
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Iraq does not see the need for further investigation into the crimes of ISIS perpetrators against Yazidis and is sending the UN organization that does this away in September. But if the perpetrators of the genocide are not prosecuted, Yazidis will never feel safe in Iraq.
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The contrasts are huge: official statements of loss and grief versus fireworks and celebratory dancing. The death of the Iranian President Raisi shows more clearly than ever how much the regime in Tehran is hated among its own population.
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