Please note: This website includes an accessibility system. Press Control-F11 to adjust the website to the visually impaired who are using a screen reader; Press Control-F10 to open an accessibility menu.
menu-control
The Jerusalem Post Logo - Bring them home now
accessibilty

Baghdad

Steeped in history and flavor, Nahoum’s Bakery in Kolkata stands as a sweet reminder of the city’s rich Baghdadi Jewish legacy. For centuries, Jews in India maintained a connection to the land of Israel, the writer recalls.

The Indian Jewish journey to Israel: A story of return, not invasion

By Paushali Lass
 Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Iraq earlier this year by Iranian-backed terrorist group Kataib Hezbollah.

Trump pushes Iraq to release Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov

 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends a press conference, in Baghdad, Iraq April 22, 2024.

Iraq positions itself for diplomatic role in Mideast region

 Sahar Shehade stands near banners of former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes last year, during preparations for their funerals at Camille Chamoun Sports city stadium, in Beirut, Lebanon February 22, 2025

Iran officials flock to Beirut for Nasrallah funeral, to show they still back Hezbollah

 BRIGADIER-GENERAL Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force. The Iranian connection should be front and center in Israeli statements, says the writer

Qaani in Baghdad: Mobilizing Iran’s terror axis against Israel

 Vikramshila was a Famous University of Ancient India, destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji, located in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.

Historian says ancient Baghdad's circular design was inspired by the mandala

 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani holds a joint news conference with his Kurdish counterpart Masrour Barzani in Baghdad, Iraq April 4, 2023.

Iraqi Kurdish government and Baghdad make progress on restarting oil exports

By THE MEDIA LINE
 US soldiers are seen during a handover ceremony of Taji military base from US-led coalition troops to Iraqi security forces, in the base north of Baghdad, Iraq August 23, 2020.

US forces accounted for after reported rocket attack in Baghdad, official says

By REUTERS
A general view shows the Kalso military base after it was hit by a huge explosion on late Friday, in Babil Province, Iraq April 20, 2024.

US carried out strike in Iraq, US official says

 Workers at a coal mine fill sacks of coal to load on a truck outside Quetta, Pakistan December 9, 2015.

Governments alarmed as 50-100k Pakistani workers flee to live in Iraq

By Hudhaifa Ebrahim , Arshad Mehmood/The Media Line
Iraqi police at site of Kirku bomb attack 370

Four Iraqi police officers killed in fighting with ISIS

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
 A man walks past a picture of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during Iraq's provincial council elections, in Baghdad, Iraq, December 18, 2023.

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback

By REUTERS
 Missiles of the kind used during Iran's retaliatory strike on the U.S Ayn al-Asad military base in 2020 are seen on display at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran January 7, 2022.

Mysterious explosion highlights threats of Iraqi Shi'ite militias

A general view shows the Kalso military base after it was hit by a huge explosion on late Friday, in Babil Province, Iraq April 20, 2024.

Airstrike hits military base south of Baghdad used by terror organization, sources say

 Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, speaks in Tehran, Iran April 14, 2022

On Iranian commander's request, Iraqi terrorists dial down attacks on US

By REUTERS
 People demonstrate in front of the United Nations headquarters, following missile attacks by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, in Erbil, Iraq, January 16, 2024.

Iraq recalls envoy from Iran after attack on 'Israeli spy HQ'

By REUTERS
 Burning books.

European rabbis to Sweden on Torah burning: Amend laws, ensure unity

Protesters clash with security forces members as they gather near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad hours after the embassy was stormed and set on fire ahead of an expected Koran burning in Stockholm, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023.

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Quran burning

By REUTERS