Iraq

Iraqi Kurds elect first parliament since secession fiasco

Oct 01, 2018 03:15

Voters in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq have headed to polling stations to elect the first parliament since a disastrous separation referendum last year.
Turkish warplanes 'neutralize' over dozen PKK militants in northern Iraq

Sep 30, 2018 14:24

Turkey’s military says more than a dozen members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group have been killed as Turkish military aircraft conducted a series of airstrikes against terrorist hideouts in Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
Iran rejects US justifications for closing consulate in Iraq's Basra

Sep 29, 2018 14:26

Iran has dismissed "unjustifiable" claims made by the United States for shutting down its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, saying the move is part of a blame game played by Washington.
Hashd al-Sha’abi charges US-led forces with attacking its base in Iraq’s Anbar

Sep 24, 2018 13:41

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units have charged the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group with attacking its base in the country’s western province of Anbar as government troops and their allies are seeking to purge the war-ravaged Arab country of remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
Iraqi court sentences four Takfiri Daesh terrorists to life imprisonment

Sep 24, 2018 03:59

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 in the war-ravaged Arab country’s Northern Provinces of Kirkuk and Nineveh.
Iraq not allowing Turkish troops back to Bashiqa

Sep 23, 2018 13:42

Iraq has refused to allow Turkish troops back into the Arab country following a leave from their bases, a government-affiliated think tank in Baghdad has reported.
Iraq oil output to be squeezed until 2028

Sep 19, 2018 09:39

New estimates show Iraq’s oil production would be squeezed for the next decade as a result of what analysts see as a lack of adequate operational infrastructure.
Baghdad ambassador to Vatican declares candidacy for Iraq presidency

Sep 19, 2018 09:36

The Iraqi ambassador to the Vatican, Omar al-Barzanji, has officially announced his bid to run for president, less than a week after legislators elected Mohammed al-Halbousi as parliament speaker and took a crucial step in forming the government for the next four years.
Hashd Sha'abi’s leader says he won't run for Iraq’s premiership

Sep 19, 2018 01:39

Secretary general of Iraq's Badr Organization, who is also the leader of the political Fatah (Conquest) Alliance and the pro-government Hashd al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units), has withdrawn his candidacy for prime minister, stressing the need for political consensus in order to make progress in the Arab country’s political process.
Iraq to send troops along border to stop Turkish ‘violations’

Sep 18, 2018 09:34

Iraq has announced plans to deploy troops along the border with Turkey in an effort to defend the frontier against any “violations” of its territory and airspace.