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Week in Review

Jan 21, 2022

Mourners carry the casket of one of eleven Iraqi soldiers, killed in an overnight attack by the Islamic State (IS) group against a base in eastern Iraq, through a street in the central holy shrine city of Najaf, on Jan. 21, 2022. — Mourners carry the casket of one of eleven Iraqi soldiers, killed in an overnight attack by the Islamic State (IS) group against a base in eastern Iraq, through a street in the central holy shrine city of Najaf, on Jan. 21, 2022. — ALI NAJAFI/AFP via Getty Images

Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi (R) visits the army headquarters in Tarmiya, 35 kilometers north of Baghdad, on Feb. 20, 2021.

Strikes on Baghdad Belt IS cells overshadowed by militia attacks

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

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Sinjar becomes latest flashpoint for Iran-Turkey tensions in Iraq

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Members of the PKK are pictured during a peaceful protest against ongoing attacks against Yazidis in northern Iraq, on Aug. 16, 2014, in Hanover, Germany.

Iraqi army boots PKK-linked leader’s statue from Sinjar, arrests fighters

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Iraq, KRG, Turkey find common ground in response to PKK

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