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Iraq

Torn between its glorious past and its recent bloody history, Iraq is a country in turmoil. Just as the place was beginning to recover from the 2003 US-led invasion and its aftermath, jihadist group Isis took control of large swathes of the country's north in 2014. The tide may have turned back in favour of the Iraqi government with the recapture of Mosul and other cities in 2017, but most of Iraq remains extremely dangerous.

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'Slow tourism is a positive way to move past trauma' - hiking in Iraq's Kurdistan region

Jun 13, 2023 • 3 min read

A new long-distance hiking trail in the Kurdistan region of Iraq is helping travelers see a side of the country that doesn’t often make the headlines.

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Former child refugee retraces the steps she made to the UK 28 years ago
Aug 21, 2019 • 2 min read
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Mysterious 3400-year-old palace emerges from the Tigris River during drought
Jul 11, 2019 • 2 min read

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