Iraq

Iraq holds funeral procession for former President, Jalal Talabani

Oct 07, 2017 02:10

The Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah has hosted a funeral ceremony for Jalal Talabani, a former Iraqi President and veteran Kurdish leader, with foreign political personalities in attendance.
Zarif urges maintenance of Iraq territorial integrity, unity

Oct 06, 2017 14:23

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again stressed the importance of preserving Iraq’s national unity and territorial integrity after a controversial referendum was held in northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
US, foreign powers after creation of another Israel: Leader

Oct 04, 2017 15:23

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States and the illegal Zionist entity benefit from the recent referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, stressing Washington and foreign powers seek to create another Israel.
Turkey to close borders with Iraqi Kurdistan 'soon': Erdogan

Oct 05, 2017 14:26

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will “soon” shut its border and airspace to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in response to a controversial referendum on possible secession of the semi-autonomous region from the rest of the country.
France ready for mediation between Baghdad and Iraqi Kurds: Macron

Oct 05, 2017 10:28

French President Emmanuel Macron says Paris is ready for mediation between Iraq and its Kurdish region seeking secession from the mainland, emphasizing the need to protect the Arab country’s “territorial integrity.”
Iraqi PM, military announce Hawijah liberation from Daesh

Oct 05, 2017 09:24

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Iraqi armed forces have liberated the strategic town of Hawijah, ridding the Takfiri outfit of its last bastion in the northern part of the Arab state.
Iraqi military announces Hawijah liberation following two-phase operation

Oct 05, 2017 04:19

The Iraqi military says it has liberated the strategic town of Hawijah, ridding the Takfiri outfit of its last bastion in the northern part of the Arab state.
Iraqi army soldiers, allies liberate more areas near Hawijah from Daesh

Oct 04, 2017 14:28

Iraqi army forces, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, have fully liberated more areas near the strategic northern town of Hawijah from the clutches of Daesh terrorists, as they have launched a final assault to retake the terrorists’ last bastion in the country’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk.
Daesh defense line collapses in Hawijah as Iraqi forces liberate more villages

Oct 04, 2017 05:01

A high-ranking commander of the Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units says the defense lines of Daesh Takfiri terrorists have collapsed in the northern town of Hawijah as army troops and their allied fighters have advanced dozens of kilometers, seizing nearly three dozen villages from the terrorists.
Iranian lawmaker slams Iraqi secession vote as ‘strategic mistake’

Oct 04, 2017 03:57

A senior Iranian lawmaker has denounced the recent Kurdish secession referendum in northern Iraq as a “strategic mistake,” warning that the plebiscite will pose a myriad of challenges to the Kurdish region.