Iraq

Daesh recruiting women for terrorist attacks, Iraqi intelligence service warns

Aug 04, 2019 11:16

Iraq’s state-owned and Arabic-language al-Sabah newspaper, quoting head of the Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Department at the Interior Ministry, Abu Ali al-Basri, as saying, reported on Sunday that the terrorists had allowed women to increasingly participate in acts of terror.
About 3,000 members of Izadi minority remain unaccounted for: Iraqi official

Aug 03, 2019 14:35

An Iraqi official says thousands of members of the Izadi minority remain unaccounted for ever since Daesh militants overran their hometowns in the northern part of the country in 2014.
Trump to Europe: Take back your Daesh fighters or they will be released

Aug 02, 2019 03:31

US President Donald Trump has threatened Europe that if the 28-member bloc fails to repatriate European Daesh members captured in Syria and Iraq, he may release the terrorists to return to the place where they came from.
Iraqi court sentences Azerbaijani woman to 15 years in jail over Daesh links

Aug 02, 2019 02:37

An Iraqi court has sentenced an Azerbaijani woman to 15 years in prison for her affiliation to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
Over 150 stolen artefacts recovered from Europe on display in Baghdad

Aug 01, 2019 04:03

As many as 173 artefacts, stolen by other countries and recently recovered by Iraq, have gone on display in the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities in Baghdad on Wednesday, July 31.
Iran seeks wider access to Iraq’s construction market

Jul 31, 2019 02:25

A business leader says Iran is seeking a bigger share in the booming construction market in neighboring Iraq as the Arab country has massive plans to rebuild areas destroyed in years of Daesh militancy.
Looted antiquities should be sent home

Jul 27, 2019 03:36

Iraq, home to some of the greatest archeological sites on Earth, could benefit hugely from a blossoming of tourism based on that remarkable heritage, but most of the artifacts associated with it are to be found in Western capitals.
Iran historical steward of maritime security in region: Rouhani

Jul 23, 2019 01:35

President Hassan Rouhani underlines Iran’s historical role as a preserver of maritime security in the region, saying the country has no interest in initiating tensions either here or beyond.
Iraqi forces, Hashd al-Sha’abi fighters purge villages north of Baghdad of Daesh

Jul 21, 2019 16:04

Iraqi army troops, supported by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have successfully purged more than a dozen villages north of the capital Baghdad of Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
Iraqi forces begin 2nd phase of operation against Daesh sleeper cells

Jul 21, 2019 02:34

Iraqi military forces have launched the second phase of a major operation to hunt down the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group north of the capital Baghdad and surrounding areas.