All news on the topic: Baghdad

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Iraqi girl, 15, killed by relatives after resisting forced marriage
The men of my tribe [extended family] threw my relative Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, 15, into a pit and covered her body with a bit of dirt.
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Killing of Iraqi women’s rights leader sparks fear as activists warn of campaign to silence them
In early March, two unidentified gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Iraq’s most notable women’s rights activist, Yanar Mohammed, as she stood outside her home in the north of the capital, Baghdad.
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American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad as armed men seize reporter in broad daylight
This is the shocking moment an award-winning American journalist is grabbed on the streets of Baghdad and kidnapped.
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Greek airline Aegean Airways is set to fly directly to Baghdad in a European first
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis confirmed that the inaugural flight to Iraq’s capital would take place on 16 December.