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The British Embassy in Baghdad maintains and develops relations between the UK and Iraq.
The independent Iraq Inquiry examines the UK’s involvement in Iraq from 2001 to 2009.
The British Consulate-General in Erbil represents the UK government in Kurdistan Region and northern Iraq.
The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
This joint statement was released following the meeting between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani.
The US and Iraq have announced the Global Coalition against Daesh’s military mission will draw to a close over the next 12 months.
The UK government has today formally acknowledged that acts of genocide were committed against the Yazidi people by Daesh in 2014.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Mr Irfan Siddiq OBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq in succession to Mr Stephen Hitchen.
A guide for British businesses who are interested in developing their overseas trade and doing business in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Iraq, and Iraqi companies set up and invest in the UK.
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