Iraq

Sacred Defense era (1)

Sep 25, 2019 05:27

The Iraqi Ba'th minority regime troops slipped across Iranian borders on September 21, 1980, waging an invasive war against Islamic Iran.
Two Turkish soldiers killed by IED in northern Iraq

Sep 24, 2019 08:41

Turkey’s Defense Ministry has announced that two of its soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Iraq by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Two Katyusha rockets hit near US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone

Sep 24, 2019 02:36

Two Katyusha rockets have hit the Green Zone of Baghdad, a fortified area in central part of the Iraqi capital, according to security and diplomatic sources.
Depleted uranium targeting Iraqi children

Sep 23, 2019 12:06

For years following the 2003 U.S-led invasion, Iraqi doctors raised alarms about increasing numbers of babies being born with congenital disabilities in areas of heavy fighting.
Separate attacks kill 7 in Baghdad suburb

Sep 22, 2019 14:07

At least seven people have been killed in three separate attacks on the northern outskirts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, over the past few hours.
Anniv. of Saddam’s invasion must be day of peace, not war: Zarif

Sep 22, 2019 14:01

Foreign minister says the invasion of the country by the former Iraqi dictator, Saddam, has knocked the entire region off balance ever since, emphasizing that Tehran seeks peace not war.
Unidentified aircraft attacks Iraq's Hashd al-Sha’abi forces

Sep 22, 2019 13:38

Iraq's pro-government Popular Mobilization Units have come under an airstrike by an unidentified aircraft near an airfield in the western province of Anbar.
Bus bombing attack kills 12 people near Iraqi city of Karbala

Sep 21, 2019 00:18

At least 12 people have been martyred and several others wounded in a bus bomb attack in the vicinity of Iraq’s holy city of Karbala.
Iraq will not join US-led Persian Gulf patrol force: Foreign Ministry

Sep 19, 2019 10:12

The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Baghdad will not join a US-led mission in the Persian Gulf purportedly seeking to protect maritime navigation, warning that such a military force will “complicate the political and security situation” in the Middle East region.
Leader: Enemies have failed to sow discord between Iran, Iraq

Sep 18, 2019 09:10

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says enemies have been struggling to drive a wedge between the Iranian and Iraqi nations but have failed as the two neighbors are bound together by commonalities, particularly faith.