Iraq

Daesh terrorists attack northern Iraqi village, seven people killed

Sep 03, 2018 12:04

At least seven people have lost their lives when remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group launched an attack against a residential area in Iraq’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk.
Iraq factions announce alliances to form new government

Sep 03, 2018 00:02

Iraqi political factions, which did best in the country’s May parliamentary elections, announce separate alliances within the legislature, which they say enables them to form the country’s new government.
Iraq: Reuters report of Iran moving missiles to Baghdad 'without evidence'

Sep 02, 2018 23:54

Iraq's Foreign Ministry says it was "astonished" at a Reuters report, which claimed that Iran had moved missiles to Iraq, saying the claim lacked any "tangible evidence."
Iraqi court sentences four Takfiri Daesh terrorists to life imprisonment

Sep 02, 2018 14:04

Iraqi judicial officials have handed down life terms to four people over membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in acts of terror across the war-ravaged Arab country.
Iraq, Russia, Iran, Syria military chiefs discuss security, intel cooperation

Sep 02, 2018 07:18

Senior military commanders from Iraq, Russia, Iran and Syria have met in Baghdad and exchanged views on security and intelligence cooperation.
Iraqi security forces kill senior Daesh leader in Salahuddin

Sep 02, 2018 04:00

Iraqi security forces have killed a high-ranking commander of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the country’s north-central province of Salahuddin as government troops, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, are seeking to purge the war-ravaged Arab country of remnants of the extremist outfit.
Iraq, Russia, Iran, Syria military chiefs discuss security, intel cooperation

Sep 02, 2018 01:24

Senior military commanders from Iraq, Russia, Iran and Syria have met in Baghdad and exchanged views on security and intelligence cooperation.
Ex-Dutch defense minister appointed UN Iraq envoy

Sep 01, 2018 10:58

A Dutch former defense minister has been appointed as the United Nation's envoy to Iraq, to head a mission which plays an essential role in the country's political and economic spheres.
Protesters denounce US interference in Iraq's domestic affairs

Sep 01, 2018 02:56

Hundreds of Iraqis have taken to the streets of the capital, Baghdad, to vent their anger at the US meddling in the Arab country's domestic affairs.
Iraq: Abadi sacks Hashd al-Sha'abi head

Aug 31, 2018 08:34

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has dismissed his national security adviser Falih Alfayyadh from all his positions over what the premier’s office called involvement in political and partisan work.