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Thomas Barnouin was captured by Kurdish forces in Syria in 2017. Photo: YPG Press Office

French extremist Thomas Barnouin tells Iraqi court he regrets joining ISIS

Barnouin is one of 47 French nationals transferred from north-eastern Syria to Iraq last year

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InterviewIraq to stay neutral and curb Gulf threats if US-Iran war resumes, adviser says

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Jordan's King Abdullah II receives Iraq's Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi in Amman, on October 26. AFP

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Fighters affiliated with Iran's separatist Kurdistan Freedom Party occupy a position near Altun Kupri in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, before the 2023 security deal was struck. AFP

Iran says Iraq agreed to expel Iranian Kurdish opposition groups from Kurdistan

Tehran ambassador's claim not mentioned in Iraqi statement issued after joint security meeting in Baghdad

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Iraq renews calls for Gulf regional security pact with Iran

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Iraq’s dinar devaluation tests efforts to protect consumers from rising prices

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'My soul is Iraqi, my heart is Emirati': Iraqi community comes together in celebration in Dubai

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OIC foreign ministers meet in Baghdad as regional crises top agenda

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IMF to accelerate talks with Iraq and Lebanon as Mena support grows

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Iraqi oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma at the 2023 Arabic Music Days festival in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Peter Adamik

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Saudi Crown Prince meets Iraqi PM in Riyadh after deadly Houthi airport attack

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PKK withdraws from Turkish border area in Iraqi Kurdistan

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