Shafaq News/Weather forecaster, Sadiq Attiyah predicted on Thursday that the chances of rain will continue in the regions and cities of Iraq during   next week.

"The rains will be falling in different parts of the country as indicated by satellite images taken this morning," Attiyah said in a Facebook post.

"Sporadic rainfall in all cities is expected to be highly variable this Thursday," he said.

"Tomorrow is the beginning of the air events and the weather will intensify, as heavy rain is expected in different places.

"The chances of rain also continue over the next week," he said.