"Lessons for the US, the UN and other member states. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Conflicts in Syria and Iraq make for dirty business Women within IS BBC Security correspondent Frank Gardner reports on Islamic State's dual … Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. The majority of Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in the disputed territories of Northern Iraq, primarily in the Nineveh and Dohuk governorates. A BBC investigation estimates that around $23bn (£11.75bn) may have been lost, stolen or just not properly accounted for in Iraq. Family of politician, who is a dual Australian and Iraqi citizen, allegedly targeted via attacks on a Sydney home and online extortion attempts linked to an address in western Canada Meanwhile in Iraq, a female suicide bomber killed six people at a bus station in Balad Ruz in Diyala province, according to Iraqi police. And near the northern city of Kirkuk, US troops shot dead three Iraqi policemen by mistake, an incident officials described as … Yazidis (also written as Yezidis (/ j ə ˈ z iː d iː z / (), Kurdish: ئێزیدی ‎, Êzîdî) are an endogamous and mostly Kurmanji-speaking minority, indigenous to Upper Mesopotamia. Capturing how one angle on a news story is analysed, shot and broadcast by the teams in Baghdad, Washington and London, the 60- and 30- second treatments demonstrate how the newsgathering teams report on a key subject on the news agenda, Iraq. For a time, looped news, sport and weather bulletins were available to view via BBC Red Button. So glad I'm out of there". Mr Annan also warned security in Iraq must considerably improve if credible elections are to be held in January. Officials say at least 31 people have been killed and more than 200 others wounded in a series of early morning explosions across Iraq. Menu. It was launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 5:30 pm as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. BBC Persian's Nafiseh Kohnavard travels through Iraq's Shia heartland to see what's changed since the US assassination of Iran's senior commander, Qassem Soleimani. BBC News. If there is a prolonged period of sleep deprivation, it could … r/worldnews: A place for major news from around the world, excluding US-internal news. June 8, 2006 - Baquba, Iraq - Bombing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (BBC News) August 2006 - Sectarian Clashes in Baghdad (HealingIraq.Blogspot.com) September 20, 2006 - Curfew in Baghdad (HealingIraq.Blogspot.com) 2007: 2007 - Turkey/Iraq Border (BBC News) September 10, 2007 - Maps and Charts to Accompany the Testimony of General Petraeus 2014: The victims were two women and three children from the same family. The Iraqi government has launched an inquiry into the events that led the British Army to stage a dramatic rescue of two UK soldiers detained by police. Gabriel Gatehouse, BBC News, Baghdad The Iraqi authorities say that they believe these two attacks today and those of the 19 August are linked. Amnesty International told BBC News Online that at least one Iraqi captive - a civilian, later released - had reported being kept awake for up to four days by loud music. The Republic of Iraq is a nearly landlocked country in the Middle East whose economy is largely driven by the export of fossil fuels. "This is an issue that seriously concerns us. Sergeant Rudy Reyes was one of a small group of elite Recon Marines sent ahead of the main invasion of Iraq by coalition forces in 2003. BBC News (also known as the BBC News Channel) is a British free-to-air television news channel. The UN chief said in an interview with the BBC World Service that "painful lessons" had been learnt since the war in Iraq. Five Iraqi civilians have been killed after a rocket hit a house near Baghdad airport, the Iraqi army says. Damascus [accused by Iraq over the 19 August attacks] has strenuously denied any involvement. When, in my 20s, I lived with the Bedouin from the Bani Huwaitat tribe in southern Jordan, they frequently used to roam into Saudi Arabia and back, exchanging goods and news … The former BBC correspondent Paul Mason was reported in September 2014 to have been critical of the BBC's reporting on his Facebook page that had been intended to be read only by his friends: "Not since Iraq have I seen BBC News working at propaganda strength like this. Le Carré stripped away the glamour and romance that were a feature of the James Bond novels and instead examined the real dark and seedy life of the professional spy. Both men were members of the SAS elite special forces, sources told the BBC's Richard Galpin in Baghdad. Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment, technology, video and pictures. Source: News agencies, BBC "While challenges remain, there have been real improvements in security, the economy and politics in Iraq in recent months and we will continue to work closely with the Iraqi government to continue progress," Mr Brown's spokesman said. See world news photos and videos at ABCNews.com Get the latest international news and world events from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and more. The BBC's Panorama programme has used US and Iraqi government sources to research how much some private contractors have profited from the …