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Over 700,000 people were displaced during the nine-month battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS. Many fled to the 20 refugees camps outside the decimated city. Now these survivors have nowhere to return to but a ruined city.
At the end of 2017, Iraq declared the military defeat of ISIS. But in a country where ethnic, religious and political tensions run high, the group are exploiting divisions to fuel a resurgence.
More than a year after the end of the war against IS, Iraq’s government faces a new challenge. Survivors of the war believe they’re not getting the quality of care they deserve.
...experiencing a period of relative stability. PBS looks at how the battle-worn capital is...
After almost two decades of war and strife, Iraq's capital is finally experiencing a period of relative stability. PBS looks at how the battle-worn capital is witnessing the re-emergence of a once burgeoning art scene.
As Iraq fights to achieve food self-sufficiency, unexplained crop fires are ruining thousands of acres of farmland. The government points to natural causes, but is it arson, and if so, who's to blame?
Seven years ago an attack from the Islamic State forced 100,000 Yazidis to flee their homes in northern Iraq to Mount Sinjar, where they were trapped for days. What is life like for the survivors?
Iraq has held its fifth election since the US-led invasion in 2003. The government is portraying the election as fulfilling the public demand for change but protesters denounce it as neither free nor fair.
Iraq is on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Temperatures have risen 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit since the end of the 19th century - twice the global average. It’s also a major oil producer and the world’s second largest offender of gas flaring, a process that releases CO2. Special Correspondent Simona Foltyn reports on how heat and drought threaten those who farm and fish in a country once known …
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