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The governor of Basra has called on supporters to leave the stadium where the Gulf Cup final is scheduled to kick off late today after a deadly crash.Â
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Fans gathering to watch Iraq take on Oman on Thursday evening were caught in a crush outside the stadium in Basra, leading to at least one death and dozens of injuries.
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Iraqi authorities have repatriated 145 families from Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria, which houses families of IS militants and is notorious for violence and poor conditions.
The White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, is expected to visit Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region late Monday, Kurdish officials say.
Al-Sudani said the "elimination of ISIS needs some more time," risking the disapproval of his pro-Iranian backers.
Over thirty people suspected of having links to the Islamic State group have been arrested in five provinces of Iraq.
Germany is set to recognise the Islamic State group's massacre of Yazidis in 2014 as a genocide.
Iraqi journalists and civil society advocates have warned a proposed cybercrime law would restrict freedom of expression and journalists' ability to report on the country's elite.
Senior Iraqi and Kurdish authorities met on Wednesday in Baghdad in a bid to deal with longstanding issues between the Iraqi federal government and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
The Iraqi ambassador to Tehran has been summoned after senior Iraqi politicians made reference to the 'Arabian Gulf' while speaking about an ongoing football tournament.