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01.12.2023 Article

Sinjar after the IS terror: How is the Federal Foreign Office supporting Yazidis in Iraq?

The IS terrorist organisation left behind complete devastation in Iraq. Yazidis in particular suffered under the IS reign of terror. Hundreds of thousands of them are still in refugee camps in northern Iraq. How can Germany help these people to live in freedom and safety?

The Yazidis suffered mass persecution under the Islamic State (IS) terror Regime.
07.03.2023 Article

Between opportunities and challenges: Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock travels to Iraq

Nowhere in the Middle East do dangers and opportunities collide as they do in Iraq. On the one hand, there is the fight against terrorism, tensions between Shiites and Sunnis, the climate crisis. On the other, a cultural diversity, the cradle of civilisation, a young population and democracy.

Foreign Minister Baerbock with her iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Baghdad
05.10.2022 Article

Germany continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with Iraq in the fight against IS

IS remains a threat to many people in Iraq. In the fight against the terrorist organisation, the Cabinet initiated the extension of the counter-IS mandate yesterday. Why is this mandate still so important?

Mine clearance in Iraq
31.03.2022 Article

External evaluators certify successful civil engagement by Germany in Iraq

An overall good report for the Federal Government’s engagement for Iraq: an external interministerial evaluation has revealed that despite the very volatile situation, a significant contribution has been made towards stabilising the country and alleviating human suffering.

workers on a construction site
20.10.2021 Article

Ta’ziz partnership with the countries of North Africa and the Middle East

The Federal Foreign Office supports democracy-building and reform processes in North Africa and the Middle East. The newly established Ta’ziz partnership for democracy will support future projects in Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia and the Sudan.

Exhibition opening: Writing workshops in Iraq.
25.06.2021 Article

“Her Turn” – supporting female journalists in Iraq

In Irak gibt es immer noch nur wenige Journalistinnen, der Beruf wird vor allem von Männern ausgeübt. Das Projekt “Her Turn” unterstützt Irakerinnen dabei, ihre journalistischen Kenntnisse zu vertiefen und schafft so neues Selbstbewusstsein, sich in einem männlich dominierten Umfeld zu behaupten.

Illustration for the article “The female millionaires

Press releases

  1. 27.04.2024 Press release

    Human Rights Commissioner Amtsberg on the new anti-homosexual legislation in Iraq

  2. 07.03.2023 Press release

    Statement by Foreign Minister Baerbock on her arrival in Baghdad

  3. 24.01.2023 Press release

    Statement by Minister of State Tobias Lindner prior to his departure for Iraq

  4. 28.09.2022 Press release

    Statement by a Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson on attacks by Iran on the Region of Kurdistan-Iraq

  5. 21.07.2022 Press release

    Statement by a Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson on the attack with civilian victims in the province of Dohuk in Iraq

  6. 13.03.2022 Press release

    Federal Foreign Office on last night‘s ballistic missile attacks on Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

  7. 07.11.2021 Press release

    Statement by spokesperson of the German Federal Foreign Office on the drone attack in Iraq

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