As Baghdad is rocked by deadly explosions and political chaos, “drifting” is an increasingly popular way for young men in the Iraqi capital to let off steam.
DW: Burning rubber in Baghdad

As Baghdad is rocked by deadly explosions and political chaos, “drifting” is an increasingly popular way for young men in the Iraqi capital to let off steam.
While both Iraq’s Kurdish fighters and Shiite militias played a key role in blunting and then reversing ISIL’s surge in Iraq, relations […]
The mosque contained what Muslims and Christians believe was the tomb of Jonah. It also held a shrine said to have contained […]
For Iraq’s half a million Yazidis, ISIL’s lightning advance towards Sinjar has shattered their belief in a peaceful coexistence with the Sunni […]
The site of the ancient city of Nimrud was destroyed and plundered by ISIS, just one of the region’s archeological treasures to […]