Iraq

HRW urges investigation into Kirkuk airstrike

Oct 24, 2016 11:22

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an investigation into a recent airstrike that targeted Moharram mourning ceremony in Iraq’s province of Kirkuk, which claimed the lives of over a dozen civilians.
Iraqi forces advance toward Mosul

Oct 24, 2016 08:22

Iraqi forces are pushing on toward the center of the strategically-important al-Hamdaniya district in the northeast of Iraq’s Nineveh Province, as part of operations to liberate the province’s capital, Mosul, and its nearby areas from the Daesh terrorist group.
A week into battle for Mosul: Turkey ignores Iraq’s rejection and joins war

Oct 24, 2016 03:06

Turkey has confirmed its involvement in the battle for Mosul despite Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's opposition to such measures.
Iran opposes any foreign meddling in countries’ affairs: Leader’s advisor

Oct 23, 2016 16:06

A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran opposes meddling by any country in the internal affairs of other states.
Iraqi parliament outlaws alcohol sale, import, production

Oct 23, 2016 12:19

The Iraqi legislature has voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol, imposing a fine on those who breach the law.
Top advisor to Daesh ringleader killed in Mosul

Oct 23, 2016 05:53

The Iraqi air force has killed a top advisor to Daesh’s ringleader and second-in-command to the terror group’s shadow governor for Mosul, as part of large-scale military operations to liberate the strategic northern city.
Abadi resists US push for Turkish role in Mosul battle

Oct 22, 2016 16:06

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has opposed the US push for the participation of Turkey in the ongoing Iraqi military operation to retake the strategic northern city of Mosul from Daesh Takfiri terrorists, stressing Iraqi forces will accomplish the task themselves.
Mosul streets will see person by person fight: KRG official

Oct 22, 2016 16:03

A senior official from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has welcomed news that residents of Mosul have risen against the Daesh Takfiri terrorists, saying the Iraqi city is likely to witness a “person by person” fight.
Ankara-Baghdad war of words worsens over Turkish troop deployment

Oct 22, 2016 14:28

Diplomatic tensions have escalated between Baghdad and Ankara amid the latest verbal salvo coming from Iraqi authorities against the presence of Turkish troops in the north of the conflict-plagued Arab country.
Pentagon chief visits Iraq amid anti-Daesh campaign in Mosul

Oct 22, 2016 13:34

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has arrived in Iraq from Turkey to assess the military campaign against the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group amid a major military offensive to push them out of Mosul.