Haider Abadi
At Least 300 Former Iraqi Policemen Executed by Islamic State Near Mosul
AP Photo/ Felipe Dana
BELGRADE - Militants of the Islamic State (ISIL/ISIL) jihadist group killed at least 300 former Iraqi police officers and buried them southeast of Mosul, according to an international human rights organization.
Qatar appoints first ambassador to Iraq in 25 years: Media
Qatar's emir has appointed an ambassador to Iraq, the first since the embassy was closed 25 years ago, Iraqi and Qatari media said, in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between Gulf Arab countries and Iraq.
Iraq's foreign minister had said in May that Qatar would open an embassy in Baghdad.