Iraq

Iraqi Air Force receives six more KAI T-50 Golden Eagle warplanes

Dec 09, 2018 03:27

The Iraqi military has received a new batch of South Korean KAI T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic advanced trainers and light combat aircraft under a deal struck between Baghdad and Seoul several years ago.
All Eyes on Iraq for Formation of Broad-Based Government

Dec 08, 2018 06:47

It is unfortunate that due to trivial political differences, aggravated by the US and Saudi Arabia, the Iraq people have been unable to form a unity cabinet.
Washington sheltering Daesh commanders at Iraq-Syria borders

Dec 04, 2018 14:10

Daesh commanders are hiding at US bases at Iraq's border with Syria, a senior commander of Hashd al-Sha’bi (Iraqi popular forces) said, warning that Washington seeks to use the terrorists as a leverage against Baghdad and Damascus.
US mass mobilizations: Wars and financial plunder

Dec 03, 2018 06:10

Over the past three decades, the US government has engaged in over a dozen wars, none of which have evoked popular celebrations either before, during or after. Nor did the government succeed in securing popular support in its efforts to confront the economic crises of 2008 – 2009.
Zarif blasts ‘surrealism’ guiding US foreign policy

Dec 03, 2018 03:33

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemns the “surrealism” informing the US’ foreign policy after his American counterpart accuses Tehran of violating the very UN Security Council resolution that Washington is in breach of.
Izadis join case against French firm for paying Daesh

Dec 01, 2018 09:46

A group of women from Iraq's Izadi religious minority who were kidnapped and sexually abused by Daesh are seeking to join a legal case against a French firm charged with paying millions to the terrorist group.
Iraqi protesters rally to denounce Saudi-led aggression on crisis-hit Yemen

Nov 30, 2018 16:44

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad to express outrage over the Saudi-led aerial bombardment campaign against Yemen, which has killed thousands of innocent civilians and reduced much of the Arab country's critical infrastructure to rubble.
Top Hashd al-Sha’abi cmdr., four aides killed in Iraq’s Diyala bomb attack

Nov 29, 2018 14:29

A senior commander of the pro-government Popular Mobilization Units has been killed in a bomb attack in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala as government troops and allied fighters are engaged in joint counter-terrorism operations across the crisis-hit Arab country to flush out the last remnants of the extremist outfit.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Iran-Iraq border

Nov 25, 2018 15:23

A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale has shaken western Iran and was also felt in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and other provinces.
Iraq floods leave 21 dead in two days

Nov 25, 2018 12:55

At least 21 people have died and tens of thousands displaced by heavy rains that have battered Iraq over two days, the health ministry and United Nations said on Sunday.