Iraq

Fate of thousands of Izadis captured by Daesh still unknown: Official

Aug 15, 2018 14:39

An official at the Endowments and Religious Affairs Ministry of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government says more than 3,000 members of Izadi minority remain unaccounted for ever since Takfiri Daesh militants overran their hometowns in northern Iraq back in 2014.
Iran, Iraq to further increase border cooperation

Aug 14, 2018 09:39

Iranian and Iraqi border guard officials inked an agreement to further bolster their cooperation in fighting terrorist groups and exchange of intelligence.
Iraq will not abide by US sanctions against Iran: Abadi

Aug 14, 2018 03:30

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says his government will only refrain from using the dollar in transactions with Iran without complying with the full scope of US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
20,000-30,000 Daesh terrorists remain in Iraq, Syria: UN report

Aug 14, 2018 02:10

A report published by the United Nations says thousands of Daesh terrorists have maintained presence in Iraq and Syria despite the Takfiri group’s defeat and a halt in the flow of foreign terrorists joining its ranks.
Daesh Takfiri terrorists murder 5 members of Iraqi family serving in Hashd al-Sha’abi

Aug 11, 2018 12:29

Daesh Takfiri terrorists have killed five members of a family at a checkpoint in Iraq’s north-central province of Salahuddin as army troopers, backed by pro-government fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, are trying to flush the last remnants of the extremist outfit out of the crisis-hit Arab country.
Iraq elections results almost unchanged after manual recount

Aug 10, 2018 01:30

Almost no change has been made to the results of a recent parliamentary election in Iraq after ballots were manually recounted over fraud allegations, the country's top electoral body has announced.
Iraqi troops kill 14 Daesh terrorists, destroy 4 armored vehicles in Anbar

Aug 09, 2018 10:24

More than a dozen members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed after Iraqi security forces launched a counter-terrorism operation in the country’s troubled western province of Anbar as government troops are trying to flush the last remnants of the extremist outfit out of the crisis-hit Arab country.
Nine Iraqi refugees drown off Turkish coast on way to Greece

Aug 09, 2018 10:14

At least nine asylum seekers including seven children died early Thursday after their boat sank off the western coast of Turkey, local media reported.
Iraqi court sentences five Takfiri Daesh terrorists to death by hanging

Aug 08, 2018 04:05

A court in Iraq has sentenced five Iraqi nationals to death by hanging over their membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in criminal acts in the war-ravaged Arab country.
Recount of May vote in Iraq credible, transparent: UN

Aug 07, 2018 01:40

The United Nations has commended the "credible and transparent" manual recount of votes from Iraq's parliamentary elections held in May, calling for further steps towards the formation of a government in the country.