Iraq

Hashd al-Sha’abi not waiting for Peshmerga's permission to free Daesh-held areas: Cmdr.

Sep 24, 2017 11:52

A high-ranking commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units says the pro-government fighters will not wait for the permission of Kurdish Peshmerga forces to liberate areas still under control of Daesh, including the town of Hawijah in the country’s oil-rich province of Kirkuk.
Storm clouds gather over Iraqi Kurdish referendum

Sep 24, 2017 09:31

There are conflicting reports as to whether a referendum on possible secession of the Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday will go ahead as planned after several regional officials warned the vote could have serious consequences.
Blast kills 3 Peshmerga fighters in Iraq’s Kirkuk

Sep 24, 2017 01:36

At least three Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have been killed in a bomb blast in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
Iraqi forces retake 3 more villages from Daesh near Hawijah

Sep 23, 2017 11:47

Iraqi government forces, backed by fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, have retaken control over three villages from Daesh Takfiri terrorists as part of a multi-pronged offensive to dislodge the extremists from their stronghold in the northern city of Hawijah and surrounding areas.
Iraqi Kurdistan vote poses direct threat to Turkish national security: Turkey

Sep 23, 2017 08:24

Turkey’s top security body says an independence referendum planned by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region “directly” threatens Turkish national security.
Iran reiterates opposition to Kurdish referendum

Sep 23, 2017 02:45

A senior Iranian official has expressed the Islamic Republic’s opposition to an upcoming referendum for independence by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, saying that Tehran supports the Arab country’s territorial integrity.
Iraqi army, allies further advance in offensive to retake Daesh-held Hawijah

Sep 22, 2017 12:18

Iraqi government forces have recaptured more than a dozen other villages near Hawijah as they successfully carry out the second phase of a joint operation with allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units to push Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of the strategic town in the country’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk.
We’ll celebrate fall of Daesh in 2 months: General Soleimani

Sep 22, 2017 11:59

A senior general with Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Takfiri Daesh terror group will be uprooted in two months.
UNSC warns Iraqi Kurds against independence referendum

Sep 22, 2017 02:56

The UN Security Council has warned that a secession referendum planned to be held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region next week is potentially “destabilizing” and threatens the ongoing war against Daesh terrorists.
UN votes for resolution to probe Daesh war crimes in Iraq

Sep 22, 2017 02:26

The United Nations Security Council has voted for a resolution that authorizes an investigation team to collect evidence on the atrocities committed by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Iraq.