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Bomb blasts leave 9 people dead, 10 wounded near Baghdad
May 06, 2016 14:23At least nine people have lost their lives and nearly a dozen others sustained injuries when two bomb explosions ripped through residential neighborhoods near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Iraqi PM urges pro-reform protesters to ‘respect law’
May 06, 2016 00:55Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has urged pro-reform demonstrators to “respect the law” ahead of a fresh protest rally planned to be held outside the fortified Green Zone in the capital Baghdad.
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Iraqi forces retake four villages in Anbar province
May 05, 2016 01:23Iraqi army soldiers and fighters from Popular Mobilization units have managed to liberate a number of villages in the western Anbar Province, dealing another blow to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group as anti-terror operations continue.
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Iraqi president calls for unity against ‘grave threats’
May 05, 2016 01:09Iraqi President Fuad Masum has called on all political blocs and authorities to pursue national interests and address the "grave threats" that face the Arab country.
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Iraqi PM fires Green Zone commander after breach
May 05, 2016 01:01Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has dismissed the commander of Special Forces in Baghdad’s Green Zone after hundreds of anti-government protesters stormed the highly-fortified area.
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Millions of Iraqis mark martyrdom anniversary of 7th infallible Imam in Baghdad
May 03, 2016 07:47Millions of people have converged in Baghdad to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the 7th infallible Imam, Imam Musa ibn Jafar al-Kazim (PBUH), amid tightened security measures.
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Iraqi forces liberate Hit-Haditha road in Anbar
May 03, 2016 02:18Iraqi forces have liberated a strategic road between the cities of Hit and Haditha in Anbar Province from Daesh as they press on with the anti-terror operation in the area.
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IRNA rejects Iraq’s Sadr on surprise visit to Iran
May 03, 2016 01:35Iran’s official news agency rejects media reports that prominent Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran on a surprise visit.
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Three bomb explosions martyr 14 in, around Iraqi capital
May 02, 2016 11:24At least 14 people, including several pilgrims, have been martyred and dozens more injured in three bomb explosions in and around the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, security and medical sources say.
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Iran 'stands ready' to settle political turmoil in Iraq
May 02, 2016 05:39Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari says Iran is ready to facilitate dialogue among all political factions in Iraq to help settle their existing differences.