Iraq

Daesh has lost 95% of territory in Iraq, Syria: US-led coalition

Nov 17, 2017 02:16

The US-led military coalition, which is purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria and Iraq, says the terror outfit has already lost 95 percent of the cross-border “caliphate” it declared three years ago in the two Middle Eastern countries.
Russia begins deliveries of advanced T-90 battle tanks to Iraqi army

Nov 16, 2017 10:56

Russia’s main battle tank manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod, has started delivering advanced T-90 battle tanks to the Iraqi army under a major deal struck between Moscow and Baghdad earlier this year.
Iraqi army forces, allies retake over dozen villages in Anbar

Nov 15, 2017 14:33

Iraqi government forces, backed by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have established control over more than a dozen villages in the country’s western province of Anbar as they are trying to purge the Euphrates Valley, which straddles the Iraqi-Syrian border, from the last remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
Iraqi PM urges Kurds to withdraw to pre-2003 borders

Nov 15, 2017 09:27

The Iraqi prime minister has welcomed a decision by Kurdish officials to respect a recent court ban on secession, but called on them to hand over control of the territory they have illegally overrun since 2003.
Iraq’s Kurdistan says respects secession ban ruling

Nov 14, 2017 10:09

Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) says it abides by a recent top court ruling that bans any secession from the mainland, expressing hope that the decision will set the stage for dialog between Baghdad and Erbil.
In pictures: Aftermath of earthquake in Iran & Iraq

Nov 13, 2017 03:57

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale hit the border region between Iran and Iraq on Sunday night.
Strong earthquake hits Iran-Iraq border, kills 450

Nov 13, 2017 02:02

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has hit the border region between Iran and Iraq, killing about 450 people, almost all of them in Iran.
Millions of mourners in Karbala to mark Arba’een

Nov 10, 2017 07:48

Millions of pilgrims from across the world are in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to mark 40 days since the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husain (AS), grandson and the third infallible successor of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).
Iraqi forces take control of most important border-crossing with Syria

Nov 12, 2017 10:01

The Iraqi volunteer forces, Hashd al-Sha'abi managed to drive the Daesh terrorists out of al-Qa'em-Albu Kamal border-crossing, a Lebanon-based media outlet reported.
Iraqi forces unearth mass graves of 400 Daesh victims in Hawijah: Official

Nov 11, 2017 16:01

Iraqi forces have found mass graves containing at least 400 people at a military base near the city of Hawijah in the northern province of Kirkuk.