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Iran, Iraq sign MoU to boost defense, military cooperation
Jul 23, 2017 08:35Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost defense and military cooperation in a variety of fields.
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Hashd al-Sha’abi important part of Iraq security system: Abadi
Jul 23, 2017 01:31Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has praised the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) as the “integral” part of his country’s security system, stressing that the Baghdad government is determined to protect the pro-government force, which has made enormous sacrifices in battles against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
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Defense minister vows Iran's full support for Iraq stability, security
Jul 22, 2017 16:17Defense Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says the Islamic Republic will continue to provide Iraq with full support to help it become more secure and powerful.
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Iraq to receive 'large batch' of advanced Russian T-90 battle tanks
Jul 21, 2017 00:09A senior Kremlin official says the Iraqi military is going to receive “a large batch” of advanced Russian-made T-90 battle tanks later this year under a major deal struck between Moscow and Baghdad.
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Iraqi forces liberate southern Mosul village from Daesh grip
Jul 20, 2017 09:12Iraqi forces have managed to retake a village, situated south of the recently-liberated city of Mosul, in their latest push to rid the whole country of Daesh terrorists.
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Iraq to question trade minister over graft allegations
Jul 18, 2017 11:44Iraq’s acting Trade Minister Salman al-Jumaili faces a questioning in the parliament over allegations of graft in his ministry, sources in the parliament have said.
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Iraq test-fires indigenous short-range Yaqeen-1 rocket
Jul 17, 2017 12:31Iraq has successfully test-fired a locally designed and manufactured rocket as part of efforts to revive its defense industries and use indigenous military hardware in the fight against Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and potential foreign threats.
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Kurdish independence plan will weaken Iraq: Shamkhani
Jul 17, 2017 12:19A senior Iranian official has warned that a plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum will weaken the entire Arab country.
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'25,000 Daesh terrorists killed throughout Mosul liberation operations'
Jul 16, 2017 09:28Security operations against the Daesh terrorists in Mosul have left 25,000 militants killed, according to an Iraqi commander that led the war to retake Iraq’s second largest city.
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Daesh executes several own commanders for fleeing battlefield
Jul 16, 2017 09:04A security source in Nineveh Province in northwestern Iraq reported that Daesh has executed 12 senior commanders that tried to flee the town of Tal Afar.