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Iraq Denies Reports of Rocket Attack on the Baghdad International Airport

Iraq has denied reports that a rocket landed near the Baghdad International Airport on Sunday night. “Several media outlets reported the fall of a Katyusha rocket near the Baghdad International Airport terminal”, tweeted the security media cell of the office of Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi. “We deny this news completely, ...

14 hours ago

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Protesters Converge in Baghdad to Decry Saudi Paper’s Offensive Cartoon of Ayatollah Sistani

Iraqi protesters converged in the capital Baghdad to condemn Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat newspaper over an offensive cartoon depicting Iraq’s most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani. The demonstrators staged the protest outside the gates of the heavily-fortified Green Zone, which is home to several embassies and government ...

2 days ago

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Turkish Strikes Kill Civilian in Northern Iraq

Turkish bombardment has killed a Kurdish shepherd in northern Iraq, a local official said on Friday, the first known civilian victim of Ankara’s air and ground assault on the region. The official from Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, Ihsan Chalabi, told AFP the shepherd was killed early Thursday morning when Turkish ...

3 weeks ago

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4 US Service Members Injured in C-130 Crashes at Iraq’s Camp Taji

Four US service members are being treated for injuries described as “non-life-threatening” after an Air Force C-130 overshot the runway at Camp Taji Airbase, Iraq, and crashed into a wall, a spokesman for the US-led coalition against ISIS said. “Enemy activity is not suspected; the incident remains under investigation,” said ...

4 weeks ago

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Photos Show Iraqi Military Operations against Remnants of ISIL Terrorists in Salahuddine and Kirkuk

The following photos show a recent operation launched by the Iraqi forces to eradicate the remnants of the ISIL terrorists in the two provinces of Kirkuk and Salahuddine.

June 2, 2020

Middle East

Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi Thwarts ISIL Attack on Iran Border

Iraq’s paramilitary force Hashd Shaabi foiled an attack by Takfiri group ISIL on the strategic region of “Naft Khaneh” in the eastern province of Diyala near Iran’s border on Monday. In a statement, the volunteer force, which is also called Poplar Mobilization Units, said ISIL terrorists attempted to infiltrate the ...

June 1, 2020

Middle East

Senior ISIL Leader Who Was in Charge of Making Chemical Weapons Arrested: Iraqi Intelligence

Iraqi intelligence announced the arrest of one of the senior leaders of Daesh (ISIL) Takfiri group and a rumored successor to ex-leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi, Abdullah Qardash. Prior to his arrest, Qardash was in charge of manufacturing chemical warfare agents to attack Iraqi troops, a press office of Iraq’s Intelligence ...

May 21, 2020

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Imam Khamenei: US Will Be Expelled From Iraq, Syria

Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said due to its support for terrorists, the US is hated in most parts of the world and will be soon expelled from Syria and Iraq, where it is illegally present in the two Arab countries. Imam Khamenei made ...

May 18, 2020

Middle East

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Takes Oath as New Iraqi PM

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi took oath as prime minister of Iraq after Parliament voted to grant confidence to his Cabinet. The Iraqi parliament approved Kadhimi’s government at an emergency session held early Thursday morning, after appointing over half of the ministers on his proposed cabinet list. The prime minister was sworn in ...

May 7, 2020

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spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces Major General Abdul Karim Khalaf

Baghdad Says Talks to Schedule US Forces Withdrawal Next June

The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces said Baghdad and Washington will start talks in June to schedule the full withdrawal of US forces from the country. The Baghdad government is serious about implementation of the parliament’s resolution concerning the withdrawal of US forces from the country, ...

April 27, 2020