Iraq

Iraq drops leaflets over Mosul warning residents of looming battle

Oct 16, 2016 03:37

The Iraqi air force has started to drop thousands of leaflets over Mosul, warning residents of the looming offensive to retake the city from Daesh.
FM holds separate talks on Syria with Iraq, Russia counterparts in Lausanne

Oct 15, 2016 14:26

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate talks with his Iraqi and Russian counterparts in the Swiss lakeside city of Lausanne about a solution to the crisis in Syria.
Iran vows to stand by Iraq in campaign against terrorists

Oct 15, 2016 14:26

The Foreign Ministry has denounced the latest deadly bombing attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, saying the Islamic Republic will support Iraq in its fight against terrorists until their final defeat.
Iraq cannot handle Mosul offensive alone, Erdogan claims

Oct 15, 2016 14:25

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed the Iraqi government cannot push the Daesh Takfiri terror group out of Mosul alone, expressing Turkey’s readiness to take part in the planned military operation to liberate the city.
Saudi hacks Iraqi Foreign Ministry’s website

Oct 15, 2016 12:15

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry says a Saudi Arabian individual has hacked its website, putting offensive, sectarian-charged content on it.
Bomb blast targets Moharram mourning ceremony in Baghdad

Oct 15, 2016 12:13

A bomber has detonated an explosive vest among Shia Muslim mourners at a religious gathering in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killing at least 41 people and wounding more than 30 others.
ISIL ‘suppresses coup in Mosul’ amid looming government operation

Oct 15, 2016 03:24

The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group has reportedly executed one of its own commanders along with 57 other members in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul to suppress a “coup” attempt by them in the face of an imminent military operation by the Iraqi government to liberate the city.
Iraq's PM warns against foreign interference in liberating Mosul

Oct 15, 2016 02:44

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned against foreign interference in the country's internal affairs as the army is gearing up to launch a full-scale offensive to liberate the Daesh-held city of Mosul, the Takfiri group’s last major bastion in the Arab country.
Shammari named Saudi Arabia’s charge d'affaires to Iraq

Oct 15, 2016 02:30

Abdulaziz al-Shammari has reportedly been appointed as Saudi Arabia’s chargé d'affaires in Iraq after Baghdad asked Riyadh to replace its ambassador Thamer al-Sabhan for his repeated interference in Iraq’s internal affairs.
Iraq army prepared for final push to retake Mosul

Oct 14, 2016 11:37

The Iraqi army says it is ready to begin the ultimate push to liberate Mosul from the Takfiri Daesh terror group amid Baghdad’s tensions with Ankara over its military presence in the Arab country’s north.