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French jihadist jailed for life for Islamic State crimes against Yazidis


Friday, 20 March, 2026 , 14:37 AFP A French jihadist was sentenced to life in jail on Friday for involvement in Islamic State group atrocities against Iraq's Yazidi minority, the first case in France to tackle the issue.

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for French jihadist over Yazidi genocide


Friday, 20 March, 2026 , 11:28 AFP A French jihadist tried in absentia over Islamic State group crimes against the Yazidi minority in the Middle East should be jailed for life, Paris prosecutors said on Friday.

Yazidi woman tells French court of rape, slavery and escape from IS


Thursday, 19 March, 2026 , 19:06 AFP A Yazidi woman who was held as a sex slave by the Islamic State group testified Thursday before a French court, describing in stark detail the horrors she endured under jihadist captivity.

'Hope and fear': Iranians celebrate new year under shadow of war


Thursday, 19 March, 2026 , 18:22 AFP Sarvanaz remembers celebrating Iranian new year as a girl under the bombs of the Iran-Iraq war. As Tehran is again shaken by explosions, she said marking the Nowruz festival has again taken on new meaning.

'Hope and fear': Iranians celebrate new year under shadow of war


Thursday, 19 March, 2026 , 18:10 AFP Sarvanaz remembers celebrating Iranian new year as a girl under the bombs of the Iran-Iraq war. As Tehran is again shaken by explosions, she said marking the Nowruz festival has again taken on new meaning.

War in the Middle East: casualty figures from across the region


Thursday, 19 March, 2026 , 17:03 AFP Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the Middle East, with casualties reported in countries across the region.

'Hope and fear': Iranians celebrate new year under shadow of war


Thursday, 19 March, 2026 , 16:51 AFP Sarvanaz remembers celebrating Iranian new year as a girl under the bombs of the Iran-Iraq war. As Tehran is again shaken by explosions, she said marking the Nowruz festival has again taken on new meaning.

Pro-Iran Iraqi group says to pause US embassy attacks, with conditions


Thursday, 19 March, 2026 , 13:17 AFP A pro-Iran group in Iraq vowed Thursday to stop attacking the US embassy in Baghdad for five days, but only under certain conditions, with strikes targeting other locations in the country.

Explosion heard near Iraq's Erbil airport: AFP journalists


Thursday, 19 March, 2026 , 12:33 AFP An explosion was heard on Thursday afternoon near the international airport of Erbil city in the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region, AFP journalists reported, saying they saw smoke rise just outside the surrounding fence.

Pro-Iran Iraqi armed group says will stop US embassy attacks, under conditions


Wednesday, 18 March, 2026 , 23:50 AFP An influential pro-Iranian armed group in Iraq pledged early Thursday to stop attacking the US embassy for five days, subject to several conditions including that Israel stop strikes on parts of Beirut.