Iraq

British PM reaffirms support for united Iraq, urges KRG to respect unity

Nov 30, 2017 02:03

British Prime Minister Theresa May has reiterated her government’s support for the territorial integrity and unity of Iraq, calling on officials from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to protect the Arab country’s national unity.
Bomb attack, gunfire kill at least 17 near Iraq's capital

Nov 28, 2017 03:06

At least 17 people have been killed and 28 others injured after terrorists fired at people and set off a bomb in the Nahrawan district, southeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, local media say.
Iraqi army troops find dozens of bodies in mass grave in Nineveh

Nov 27, 2017 11:55

Iraqi army forces have found a mass grave in the country’s northern province of Nineveh containing the bodies of more than eight dozen members of Izadi minority, who are believed to have been executed by Takfiri Daesh terrorists when they were in control of an area there.
Iraq to auction oil, gas blocks bordering Iran, Kuwait

Nov 27, 2017 03:04

Iraq says it plans to hold an international tender for the exploration and development of at least nine oil and gas blocks bordering Iran and Kuwait.
Iraqi forces comb over 170 villages for Daesh terrorists

Nov 27, 2017 02:48

Iraqi forces have successfully combed some 175 villages located in the desert regions between the Anbar and Nineveh Provinces on the lookout for lingering Daesh terrorists.
Hashd al-Sha’abi forces liberates 4 villages in anti-Daesh offensive in northern Iraq

Nov 25, 2017 16:15

Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have liberated four villages as part of a large-scale military operation to dislodge the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group from their hideouts in the desert in northern Iraq.
Any US measure will fail to hinder anti-terror activities: Iraq’s Nujaba

Nov 25, 2017 15:49

An Iraqi resistance movement whose forces have been fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorists since 2014 has rejected Washington's recent threats to impose so-called terrorism-related sanctions on it, saying the decision would not affect the group's resolve in the battle against terrorism.
Iraqi volunteer force hints will return weapons to army after Daesh battle

Nov 24, 2017 05:05

An Iraqi volunteer military force, which heeded a government call to arms in 2014 to join the fight against Daesh, says it respects the decisions of the national army, hinting that it will act on an order to hand heavy arms back when the counter-terrorism battles end.
Iraq launches operation to clear western desert of remaining Daesh terrorists

Nov 23, 2017 06:42

Iraqi forces have launched a mop-up operation to clear the western desert near Syria of the remaining Daesh terrorists, days after they fully liberated all the urban areas from the grip of the Takfiri outfit.
Iraqi forces unearth another Izadi mass grave in Sinjar

Nov 22, 2017 14:32

Iraqi security officials say government forces have found a mass grave in the country’s northern province of Nineveh, containing the bodies of dozens of members of Izadi minority, who are believed to have been executed by Takfiri Daesh terrorists when they were in control of a terrain.