Iraq

Iraqi prime minister censures UAE minister’s insults to volunteer troops

Feb 27, 2016 05:33

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has denounced comments by the UAE foreign minister about volunteer forces fighting Takfiri groups, saying they amounted to meddling in Iraq's internal affairs.
‘ISIL attacks Sinjar with chemical arms’

Feb 27, 2016 02:34

The ISIL Takfiri terrorist group has launched chemical attacks on Iraq’s Kurdish town of Sinjar, wounding dozens of people, authorities say.
Twin bombings kill 15 at mosque in Iraq capital

Feb 25, 2016 17:08

At least 15 people have been martyred and some 50 others wounded in a twin bomb attack that targeted a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, security sources say.
Iraqis revolt against ISIL terrorists in Mosul

Feb 24, 2016 19:15

Iraqi people have staged a popular uprising against ISIL (Daesh) Takfiri terrorists in the northern city of Mosul.
Pentagon contractors return to Iraq in droves

Feb 24, 2016 14:27

The number of private contractors working for the Pentagon in Iraq has grown eightfold over the past year as the United States amplified its military presence there to “train and advise” Iraqi soldiers battling Daesh (ISIL) terrorists.
US plans building new military bases in Iraq’s Anbar

Feb 24, 2016 14:16

The United States has decided to build new military bases in Iraq’s Anbar Province in an alleged bid to counter Daesh Takfiri terrorists in the volatile region.
Iraqi Kurds rescue Swedish teen from ISIL

Feb 24, 2016 03:22

Iraqi Kurdish forces have rescued a Swedish teenage girl from the hands of the ISIL Takfiri terrorists during an operation near the northern city of Mosul controlled by the terrorists.
Iran senior advisor: Foreign meddling in Syria, Iraq to worsen crises

Feb 23, 2016 14:02

Leader's top adviser for international affairs, Ali Akbar Velayati, underlined that any decisions for the regional states, including Syria and Iraq, should be taken by the people of those countries themselves and any foreign interference will deteriorate the regional crises.
Iraq sends reinforcements to liberate key areas in Anbar

Feb 23, 2016 03:19

The Iraqi army has sent reinforcements to a military base in the Western Province of Anbar in preparation for an operation aimed at retaking a key city from ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
Radioactive device feared stolen by ISIL found outside petrol station in Iraq

Feb 22, 2016 05:12

A potentially lethal radioactive industrial scanner, spirited away from an Iraqi oil facility last November, has been recovered, after thieves failed to put it to use, and decided to dispose of it instead.