Iraq

Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi forces uncover 10 mass graves near Hawijah

Oct 07, 2017 13:44

Iraqi pro-government fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units have found nearly a dozen mass graves containing bodies of security forces and civilians, who are believed to have been executed by Daesh Takfiri terrorists, on the outskirts of the recently-liberated town of Hawijah in Kirkuk province.
US, Zionist entity behind treacherous Iraq disintegration plot: Ayatollah Shahroudi

Oct 07, 2017 12:46

Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi warns the United States and the Israeli regime are behind a “dangerous and treacherous” plot to partition Iraq, following an referendum held in the West Asian country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
French woman jailed for encouraging son to join Daesh

Oct 07, 2017 08:58

A court in France has sentenced a French woman to 10 years in prison on charges of encouraging his son to fight alongside Takfiri Daesh terrorists in Syria and following him to the conflict zone in the Arab state.
Iraq holds funeral procession for former President, Jalal Talabani

Oct 07, 2017 02:10

The Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah has hosted a funeral ceremony for Jalal Talabani, a former Iraqi President and veteran Kurdish leader, with foreign political personalities in attendance.
Zarif urges maintenance of Iraq territorial integrity, unity

Oct 06, 2017 14:23

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again stressed the importance of preserving Iraq’s national unity and territorial integrity after a controversial referendum was held in northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
US, foreign powers after creation of another Israel: Leader

Oct 04, 2017 15:23

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States and the illegal Zionist entity benefit from the recent referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, stressing Washington and foreign powers seek to create another Israel.
Turkey to close borders with Iraqi Kurdistan 'soon': Erdogan

Oct 05, 2017 14:26

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will “soon” shut its border and airspace to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in response to a controversial referendum on possible secession of the semi-autonomous region from the rest of the country.
France ready for mediation between Baghdad and Iraqi Kurds: Macron

Oct 05, 2017 10:28

French President Emmanuel Macron says Paris is ready for mediation between Iraq and its Kurdish region seeking secession from the mainland, emphasizing the need to protect the Arab country’s “territorial integrity.”
Iraqi PM, military announce Hawijah liberation from Daesh

Oct 05, 2017 09:24

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Iraqi armed forces have liberated the strategic town of Hawijah, ridding the Takfiri outfit of its last bastion in the northern part of the Arab state.
Iraqi military announces Hawijah liberation following two-phase operation

Oct 05, 2017 04:19

The Iraqi military says it has liberated the strategic town of Hawijah, ridding the Takfiri outfit of its last bastion in the northern part of the Arab state.