Iraq

Iraq seeks US waiver as leader decries ‘cruel’ Iran sanctions

Aug 22, 2018 13:51

Iraqi officials plan to ask Washington for waivers on Iran sanctions which could hit crucial supplies, with one political leader pledging that Baghdad will never accept the “cruel” measures.
Iran resumes electricity exports to Iraq, other countries

Aug 21, 2018 08:50

Iran has resumed electricity exports to neighboring countries, including Iraq, after riding out much of the baking summer heat which saw the mercury hit 50 degrees Celsius in some cities.
US military helicopter crashes in Iraq; one dead, several injured

Aug 20, 2018 16:27

A member of the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has lost his life and several others sustained injuries when an American helicopter crashed on a counter-terrorism mission in Iraq.
Iraqi Supreme Court ratifies parliamentary vote

Aug 20, 2018 04:22

Iraq's Supreme Court has ratified the outcome of the contested May 12 parliamentary elections in the country, giving the victor, Muqtada al-Sadr and his coalition, a constitutional deadline of 90 days to form a government.
Iraq sentences 14 to death over Daesh Camp Speicher massacre

Aug 20, 2018 04:14

The Iraqi Judiciary has upheld death sentences against more than a dozen convicts involved in a June 2014 massacre by Daesh Takfiri terrorists at an air force camp in the country’s north-central province of Salahuddin.
Iraqi political parties agree to establish core alliance

Aug 20, 2018 02:50

Iraqi political parties have agreed on establishing a core alliance in an attempt to form a new government.
Bridge linking Erbil and Kirkuk reopens after 10 months

Aug 20, 2018 02:39

A bridge connecting provinces Erbil and Kirkuk in Iraqi Kurdistan was reopened on Sunday after being closed for 10 months.
Ammar Hakim: Iraq enjoying special ties with Iran

Aug 19, 2018 05:27

Head of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq, Ammar al-Hakim, lauded the promising relations between Baghdad and Tehran, and said that Iran has greatly helped his country in fighting the terrorist groups.
Izadi woman flees Germany after meeting Daesh captor

Aug 18, 2018 04:53

An Iraqi Izadi woman has fled Germany after being chased by her Daesh captor there, travelling back to Iraq.
Several terrorists killed in Iraqi air raids on Daesh positions in Syria

Aug 17, 2018 01:14

The Iraqi Air Force has attacked the "operations room" of Daesh in neighboring Syria, killing several terrorists plotting to carry out a terrorist operation in Iraq in coming days, the Iraqi Interior Ministry has announced.