Iraq

Iraq: Ammar Hakim demands govt. action against sovereignty violation

Aug 22, 2019 16:22

Senior Iraqi religious scholar, Ammar al-Hakim has called on Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi to adopt effective measures aimed at defending the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the wake of strong indications that the United States and the Israeli regime were involved in recent attacks on positions of pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
Evidence points to Zionist entity being behind recent attacks on Hashd al-Sha’abi forces: Iraqi MP

Aug 21, 2019 15:43

An Iraqi legislator says evidence points to involvement of the Israeli regime in a recent attack on pro-government Popular Mobilization Units, better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha’abi, stating that the Tel Aviv regime is trying to weaken the volunteer forces.
Explosions hit Hashd al-Sha’abi position north of Iraqi capital

Aug 21, 2019 01:23

Several powerful explosions have rocked a position held by Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units, better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha’abi, near a strategic air base north of the capital Baghdad.
US military forced to comply with orders to halt flights over Iraq

Aug 18, 2019 02:41

The US military has been forced to comply with Iraqi demands to halt flying planes, helicopters and drones over the country after its prime minister warned that violating aircraft would be targeted by Iraq’s air defense systems.
Iraq rejects Israel’s role in Persian Gulf mission, warns of West’s presence

Aug 13, 2019 02:33

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali al-Hakim has expressed his country’s opposition to the Israeli regime’s possible involvement in a US-led mission in the Persian Gulf, warning that the presence of foreign forces, including Western countries, in the strategic water body will be fueling tensions.
Pentagon identifies Marine killed in Iraq

Aug 12, 2019 08:05

The Pentagon has identified an American Marine killed in Iraq’s Northern Nineveh Province over the weekend.
Pentagon announces killing of US 'adviser' in Iraq in combat mission

Aug 11, 2019 03:04

The US military has announced the killing of one of its terrorist soldiers in Iraq’s northern Nineveh Province during what it describes as a combat mission along with Iraqi security forces, without elaborating on the circumstances.
American surveillance drone crashes near Baghdad

Aug 09, 2019 06:34

The Iraqi Arabic-language Burath news agency cited informed sources on Friday saying that the drone, registered under the number "52187," had probably crashed due to hacking or electronic jamming from an "unknown source."
Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi forces cleanse areas in southern Nineveh of Daesh

Aug 05, 2019 14:25

Members of the pro-government Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known in Arabic as Hashd al-Sha'abi, have managed to cleanse more than a dozen villages in the southern part of the country’s province of Nineveh during the third phase of a major offensive to hunt down remnants of the Daesh terrorist group.
Iraq says has no links to fuel smuggling tanker seized by Iran

Aug 05, 2019 07:35

Iraq's oil ministry has denied having any links to an oil tanker confiscated by Iran in the Persian Gulf for smuggling fuel to some Arab states.