Iraq

Two Filipino women kidnapped on road to Iraq’s Kurdistan

Jul 08, 2018 01:01

Two Filipino women have been kidnapped on a road linking the Iraqi capital Baghdad to the Kurdish city of Erbil, security and local officials say.
Army forces, allies launch operation to capture Daesh terrorists in central Iraq

Jul 04, 2018 12:21

Iraqi government forces, backed by allied voluntary fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have mounted a large-scale offensive in the central part of the war-ravaged Arab country to hunt down the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
Iraqi military aircraft kill over dozen Daesh terrorists in Salahuddin

Jul 03, 2018 14:26

Iraqi military aircraft have launched an aerial attack against the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the country's north-central province of Salahuddin, killing more than a dozen extremists in the process.
Iraq officially begins May elections manual recount

Jul 03, 2018 11:53

Iraq has begun a manual recount related to the parliamentary elections of May with authorities hoping the move could finally pave the way for the formation of a new government.
Dozens of civilian bodies found in mass grave in Iraq’s Mosul

Jul 02, 2018 09:05

Iraqi security forces have found a mass grave in the northern province of Nineveh, which contains the bodies of dozens of civilians believed to have been executed by Daesh Takfiri terrorists when they were in control of the area.
Iraq begins building border fence with Syria to block Daesh entry

Jul 02, 2018 00:59

Iraq has embarked on a project to erect a fence along its border with Syria as it seeks to block any attempt by Daesh Takfiri militants to enter the country.
Deadly car bomb hits Kirkuk ahead of vote recount

Jul 01, 2018 12:17

An attacker has detonated a car bomb in the Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk two days before the northern city is set to host a recount of votes from the country’s May parliamentary polls.
Turkish jets kill 4 PKK militants in northern Iraq: Military

Jul 01, 2018 01:08

Turkey’s military says it has conducted airstrikes against the positions of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group in northern Iraq, killing at least four members of the “terrorist” outfit.
Iraq to begin manual recount of votes on Tuesday

Jul 01, 2018 01:02

Iraqi authorities have announced that they will begin the manual recount of ballots in recent general elections on July 3.
Prime Minister Abadi orders immediate execution of Daesh terrorists

Jun 29, 2018 02:01

Iraq's prime minister on Thursday ordered the immediate execution of all convicted Daesh terrorists on death row a day after remnants of the Takfiri terrorist group killed eight captives near capital Baghdad.