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.
The kidnapping of a successful Iraqi party organizer suggests the government is powerless against militias.
In fight for Iraq’s second city, Iraqi elite forces admit to struggling with IS’s endless supply of mechanised suicide bombers.
In the bloody battle for Fallujah, ISIS is expelled from the city, the first major reversal for the terror group in Iraq.
When an elderly man bursts into tears after realising that ISIL’s reign of terror has come to an end in his neighbourhood, […]