Iraq

Iraq launches fifth phase of Will of Victory operation against Daesh remnants

Sep 16, 2019 15:07

Iraq has launched a new operation against the sleeper cells of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group to secure areas in the central parts of the country as well as a sector of the vast western desert leading to the border with Saudi Arabia.
Iraqi forces dismantle terror group ahead of Arba’een mourning rituals

Sep 15, 2019 03:11

Iraqi security forces have dismantled a terrorist group as it was planning attacks on Shia Muslims during mourning rituals on Arba’een, which marks 40 days after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
Iraq will respond to Israeli attacks, sees itself in war against Zionist entity: Iraqi MP

Sep 14, 2019 08:13

All options are on the table in response to Israel’s recent drone strikes targeting Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as the Hashd al-Sha'abi, according to a leading Iraqi parliamentarian.
Netanyahu’s annexation pledge aggressive electoral propaganda: Iraq

Sep 13, 2019 10:35

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial pledge to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if re-elected in the September 17 snap polls, describing it as an aggressive electoral propaganda.
Hashd al-Sha’abi forces foil drone attack on military base in northern Iraq

Sep 12, 2019 01:07

Air defenses of the Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units have reportedly thwarted an airstrike by an “unidentified” unmanned aerial vehicle on a main military base in the country’s Northern-Central Province of Salahuddin.
Iraq to continue gas imports from Iran regardless of US sanctions: Minister

Sep 11, 2019 01:39

Iraq’s minister of electricity says gas imports from neighboring Iran would continue despite US sanctions, insisting the Arab country can’t afford replacing Iran’s crucial supply to its power plants.
31 die in stampede during Ashura rituals in Iraq

Sep 10, 2019 13:51

At least 31 pilgrims lost their lives and dozens more sustained injuries in a stampede during the Muslim religious rituals of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala, the Iraqi Health Ministry says.
Expatriate Iraqis mourn for Imam Hussein (PBUH) in southern Tehran ceremony

Sep 09, 2019 10:10

As Muslims are marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the Shias’ third Imam, Dowlatabad district in southern Tehran, largely populated by Iraqi expats, has also stepped up its unique traditions of marking the occasion.
Tasu'a mourning ceremonies underway in Karbala

Sep 09, 2019 09:07

Tasu'a mourning ceremonies are underway in Imam Hussein's (PBUH) holy Shrine at Karbala in Iraq. The culmination of the mourning ceremonies will be on Tuesday the 10th of the lunar month of Moharram, the day of Ashura.
Israel claims drone attack near Syria's border with Iraq

Sep 09, 2019 06:54

The illegal Zionist entity has claimed a drone attack on Iraqi forces and members of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah near Syria's border with Iraq.