Iraq

Iraqi army liberates Daesh-held Akashat town near Syria border

Sep 16, 2017 12:10

Iraqi government forces, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, have liberated Akashat town near border with Syria from the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
Iraq attacks rooted in terrorists’ desperation: Iran’s Larijani

Sep 15, 2017 11:54

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has slammed the latest wave of terror attacks in Iraq amid major gains in the country, saying such moves stem from terrorists’ desperation and frustration.
Daesh executes own senior commander in Kirkuk over leaving stronghold

Sep 15, 2017 11:15

The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group has reportedly executed one of its high-ranking terrorist commanders in Iraq’s northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk on charges of “attempts to escape to the land of non-believers.”
Iran, Turkey military chiefs: Kurdish vote 'dangerous'

Sep 14, 2017 14:24

The military chiefs of Iran and Turkey have warned of dangerous consequences of an upcoming referendum on the possible secession of Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
Nearly 40 people, 3 Iranians among them, killed in Iraq's twin attacks

Sep 14, 2017 08:59

Iraqi security and medical sources say at least 37 people, including three Iranian pilgrims, have lost their lives in twin gun and car bomb attacks striking the country’s southern province of Dhi Qar.
Iraqi parliament votes to dismiss Kirkuk governor over so-called independence vote

Sep 14, 2017 08:59

The Iraqi parliament has voted to dismiss the governor of the northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk after the provincial council voted to take part in the upcoming Kurdish independence polls irrespective of the central government’s strong opposition to the planned vote.
Iran arrests Daesh-linked terrorist in Tehran Province

Sep 13, 2017 07:29

A division of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has arrested a Takfiri terrorist linked to a Daesh-affiliated ring, which planned to carry out hundreds of terror attacks in the capital, Tehran.
Iraqi premier says Kurdish referendum on independence ‘unconstitutional’

Sep 13, 2017 01:35

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the planned Kurdish referendum on independence from the Arab country is “unconstitutional,” warning that the Kurds are "illegally" exporting Iraq's oil.
Independence vote divides Kurdish groups: Iran official

Sep 13, 2017 01:04

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani has warned that a referendum on the independence of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will divide Kurdish groups and political parties.
1400 foreign women, children left behind by Daesh after Tal Afar liberation

Sep 11, 2017 01:52

After being expelled from Tal Afar, the Daesh terrorist group has left behind some 1,400 foreign wives and children, who are now in the custody of the Iraqi government.