Radio Free Iraq (in

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إذاعة العراق الحرّ, transliteration Izaa'at al 'Iraaq al Hurr) was a 24-hour radio station broadcasting in

from

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, and directed to

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and the Iraqi diaspora. It started its broadcasts on 30 October 1998 and was part of the programming of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is funded by the

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. The radio station also ran an online edition which had regularly updated news and reports in Arabic. The service ended on July 31, 2015, after what RFE/RL characterized as a merger with

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Iraq, part of the Arabic-language Sawa service that replaced the

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Arabic service.

References

External links

Radio Free Iraq Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Radio Free Iraq Radio stations established in 1998 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty International broadcasters Arabic-language radio stations Iraqi diaspora Radio stations disestablished in 2015