Iraq

Iraq war against Daesh left 18,000 people dead, minister says

Feb 15, 2018 04:04

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari says the war with the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group has killed 18,000 people since 2014.
Hashd al-Sha’abi Turkmen cmdr. calls on US 'occupation forces' to leave Iraq

Feb 15, 2018 03:57

A high-ranking commander of Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units, commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, has described American military forces in Iraqi as “aggressive and occupying,” demanding their withdrawal from the war-ravaged Arab country.
Kuwaiti emir lauds Iran’s role in fighting Daesh, developing Iraq’s economy

Feb 14, 2018 15:49

Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, has praised Iran’s role in fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, and the Islamic Republic’s contribution to Iraq’s stability and economic development.
Iraq’s Nujaba vows to fight Zionist regime in case of attack on Hezbollah

Feb 14, 2018 03:06

Iraq’s Harakat al-Nujaba, a popular movement known for its brave fight against the Daesh Takfiri terrorists in Iraq and Syria, has vowed that it would offer its total support to Hezbollah if the Lebanese resistance movement would be involved in another war with Zionist regime.
Iraqi intelligence official claims Daesh ringleader Baghdadi ‘alive’ in Syria

Feb 12, 2018 16:57

A top Iraqi official says the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group’s leader Ibrahim al-Samarrai, aka Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is “alive” and is being treated in a field hospital in Syria, less than a year after sources announced the death of the notorious ringleader.
Iran vows further support for Iraq reconstruction, development

Feb 12, 2018 16:55

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the Islamic Republic will continue to play a "supportive and constructive" role in Iraq's reconstruction and economic development.
UNICEF says 1 in 4 Iraqi kids in poverty as US denies aid

Feb 11, 2018 14:39

The United Nations children’s agency says one in every four children in is in poverty in Iraq, which seeks urgent international assistance to help it reconstruct after a four-year-long war against the Takfiri terror group of Daesh.
US withdrawal from JCPOA, big strategic mistake: President Rouhani

Feb 10, 2018 16:51

President Hassan Rouhani says the United States will make a "big strategic mistake" if it decides to pull out of the 2015 multilateral agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program.
US has no plan to contribute to rebuilding post-Daesh Iraq: Officials

Feb 09, 2018 14:29

US and Western officials say Washington has no plan to allocate money to the reconstruction of Iraq, ravaged by the war against the Takfiri Daesh terror group, at an upcoming international fund-raising conference in Kuwait.
UN launches appeal for children’s health in Iraq

Feb 08, 2018 05:04

The United Nations children's fund, UNICEF, has launched an appeal for the construction of facilities that could help the children’s health situation in areas in Iraq that have been affected by the Daesh Takfiri terrorists.