Iraq

17,000 Iraqis return to Nineveh in 2 months

Aug 20, 2017 10:14

Iraq says up to 17,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to their homes in Nineveh Plains in the country over the past two month following the liberation of the region from the Daesh terrorist group.
Iraqi PM Abadi announces start of Tal Afar liberation operation

Aug 20, 2017 00:19

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the commencement of a major offensive to liberate the northern city of Tal Afar from the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
20,000 Hashd Sha’abi fighters to take part in Tal Afar operation: Spokesman

Aug 18, 2017 13:56

Spokesman for the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) says thousands of pro-government fighters are going to participate in the upcoming operation to retake the northern city of Tal Afar from the Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
Iraq: Kirkuk governor refuses to lower Kurdish flag despite court ruling

Aug 18, 2017 13:53

The governor of Iraq's northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk has declined to lower the flag of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) flattering over public publics in the face of a court ruling to replace the flag with the national Iraqi one.
Iraqi parliament ends trade minister’s grilling over alleged corruption

Aug 17, 2017 09:55

The Iraqi Parliament has decided to end its questioning of acting Trade Minister Salman al-Jumali over corruption in relation to a deal to import rice from India.
Daesh bomber kills seven Iraqi soldiers near oil-rich Baiji

Aug 16, 2017 14:50

At least seven Iraqi soldiers have been killed when an attacker tried to infiltrate a security headquarters near the northern oil-rich city of Baiji, where members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group are holed up in nearby mountain areas.
Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum risks civil war: Turkish FM

Aug 16, 2017 12:22

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned that a plan by Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum late next month will lead to "civil war" in the conflict-stricken Arab country.
Iraq Air Force kicks off heavy raids on Daesh in Tal Afar

Aug 15, 2017 12:00

The Iraqi Air Force started targeting Daesh's strongholds in Tal Afar city to pave the way for the ground forces to kick off their liberation operation of the terrorist-held city in northwestern Iraq.
Iraq interior minister stresses expansion of all-out ties with Iran

Aug 15, 2017 11:58

Iraq's Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji has underlined the necessity for further broadening and strengthening of relations with Iran.
Hashd Sha’abi to actively participate in Tal Afar liberation operations

Aug 14, 2017 09:41

A high-ranking official of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) says the pro-government fighters will participate actively alongside security forces in the operations to liberate the northern city of Tal Afar from Takfiri Daesh terrorists.