Iraq’s second-largest city and ISIS’ last major stronghold in the country. “But war is not finished with the last bullet or when they are raising the flag,” warns Diego Ibarra Sanchez ...

The campaign, which involved posting stickers printed with the Iraqi flag and placed over images of militia leaders in Iraq, was a grassroots initiative started by young people to empower the rule ...

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Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: Iraq's Younis Mohmoud (L) and Nashat Akram are wrapped in the Iraqi flag after their team defeated South Korea during their semi-final match at the Bukit Jalil stadium in ...