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Return of Saddam-era archive to Iraq opens debate, old wounds | AFP

September 11, 2020September 12, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on September 11, 2020]

A trove of Saddam-era files secretly returned to Iraq has pried open the country’s painful past, prompting hopes some may learn the fate of long-lost relatives along with fears of new bloodshed.

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Middle East mythbusters battle virus ‘infodemic’ | AFP

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Produced with my colleague Dylan Collins in Tripoli, Lebanon, and published here on July 21, 2020]

Browse through Arabic-language social media pages and you could walk away thinking COVID-19 is an American hoax, isn’t deadly and can be swiftly cured with a garlic clove.

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Iran-US tensions climb down in Iraq — for now | AFP

April 19, 2020April 20, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here April 19, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – It has been weeks since Iran-backed factions in Iraq traded fire with US forces, but experts warn the rivals could be using the time to prepare for an escalation.

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As prices fall, what are the threats to oil giant Iraq? | AFP

April 2, 2020April 20, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on April 2, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – As crude prices plunge, Iraq’s oil sector is facing a triple threat that has slashed revenues, risks denting production and may spell trouble for future exports.

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Iraq weighs larger NATO role to replace US-led coalition | AFP

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Written with Damon Wake in Brussels and published here January 29, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq is considering a larger role for NATO at the expense of the US-led coalition, Iraqi and Western officials told AFP, after an American drone strike on Baghdad that sparked outrage.

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Iraq set for conflict, even if US and Iran de-escalate | AFP

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 9, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – Arch-foes Tehran and Washington may be temporarily calling it even after Iranian missiles targeted US forces in Iraq, but analysts predict violent instability will keep blighting Baghdad.

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US ties with Iraq, allies take hit after drone strike | AFP

January 7, 2020January 9, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 7, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – A deadly US drone strike in Baghdad has rocked America’s ties with allies on the ground, left diplomats scrambling to contain the fallout and Iraqi officials outraged at the airspace violation.

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What would a US withdrawal from Iraq look like? | AFP

January 7, 2020January 9, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 7, 2020]

Iraq’s caretaker premier Adel Abdel Mahdi contended Tuesday that he received signed copies of a letter the US had said was only an unsigned draft describing steps America’s military would take to leave Iraq.

Here is AFP’s look at what shape a withdrawal could take.

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With pro-Iran groups at helm, Iraq ‘risks becoming pariah’ | AFP

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here January 2, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – The US embassy siege by pro-Iran protesters in Baghdad lasted just over a day, but analysts warn it could have lasting implications for Iraq’s complex security sector and diplomatic ties.

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Inked at the uprising: Iraq’s teenage tattoo artist | AFP

December 15, 2019December 18, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on December 15, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – At 16, Maram is as old as the political system she and fellow Iraqi youth are railing against. But the spunky teen has her own way of protesting: inking tattoos.

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Blossoms, butterflies, and new beginnings. I'm excited to announce that I'll be joining the Thomson Reuters Foundation as a regional correspondent, covering climate, socioeconomic justice, human rights and other key issues across the Middle East. Do get in touch with any story tips and recommendations! It's been an incredible six-year adventure with AFP and I'm so excited for this new ride.
The last story in our AFP series on corruption is about hope. Hope for better days ahead for Iraq. Hope that the unprecedented popular protests of 2019 could force a change in the country's broken politics. It was a hope that flared, burned bright, but was ultimately extinguished. Read about this rollercoaster through the eyes of Hassanein, a father of four who has risked his life for change, in the story linked in my bio.
In the second part of our series on corruption, AFP profiled the outspoken, hardworking and slightly-obsessive Taif al-Sami, who heads the budget office at #Iraq's finance ministry. Taif has survived war, state collapse, threats of violence from patronage networks and (of course) the patriarchy to become one of the only high-ranking female officials in Iraq's behemoth bureaucracy. Read her story in the link in my bio.
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