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Three French ISIL Terrorists Sentenced to Death in Iraq: Court

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced three French citizens to death after they were found guilty of joining the ISIL terrorist group, a court official said. Captured in Syria, Kevin Gonot, Leonard Lopez and Salim Machou are the first French ISIL terrorists to receive death sentences in Iraq, where they ...

May 26, 2019

Middle East

Iraq Sending Teams to Tehran, Washington to Calm Tensions: Prime Minister

Iraq will send delegations to Washington and Tehran to help halt tension amid fears of a confrontation between the United States and Iran in the Middle East, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday. It is worth noting that the US has escalated sanctions and pressures against Iran, violating ...

May 21, 2019

Middle East

Katyusha Rocket Crashes into Baghdad Green Zone near US Embassy

A Katyusha rocket crashed Sunday into Baghdad’s Green Zone which houses government offices and embassies including the US mission, Iraqi security services said in a statement. The rocket caused no casualties, it said. “A Katyusha rocket crashed into the Green Zone without causing casualties,” it said in a brief statement ...

May 20, 2019

Middle East

Iraqi Airways Says to Resume First Flights to Syria since 2011

Iraqi Airways is to resume flights to the Syrian capital Damascus for the first time since the crisis there started in 2011, a spokesman for the national carrier said Thursday. Iraqi Airways will from Saturday operate a weekly service from Baghdad to Damascus, which has been largely spared from the ...

May 16, 2019

Middle East

US Orders Non-emergency Embassy Staff to Leave Baghdad, Arbil

The US on Wednesday ordered all non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Arbil. A State Department advisory announcing the partial embassy closures warned of numerous terrorist and insurgent groups active in Iraq.

May 15, 2019

Middle East

Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi Redeploys in Nineveh

Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi volunteer forces announced on Sunday a plan to redeploy in Nineveh governorate. A commander in the Hashd, which is also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Raed Al-Karawi, said the PMF is to redeploy across the governorate, noting that coordination with the Iraqi army and security ...

May 13, 2019

Middle East

Iraq Earthquake: Magnitude 5.3 Shock Hits near City of Sulaimaniya

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck near the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniya on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported. USGS said the quake occurred 71 km southeast of the city at a depth of 10 km. No immediate information on the damage caused by the quake was available.

May 11, 2019

Middle East

ISIL Claims Suicide Attack in Eastern Baghdad

At least four civilians were killed and six others wounded in a suicide attack in an area of Iraq’s eastern Baghdad. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt late on Thursday in a market in Sadr City, a suburb of Baghdad, the sources said. Shortly after the blast, Iraqi police ...

May 10, 2019

Middle East

Pompeo Makes Unscheduled Trip to Iraq to Press US Concerns About Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Tuesday and met with both President Barham Saleh and Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi after telling reporters the United States was concerned about Iraqi “sovereignty” while warning them to steer clear of Iran – or else. “Generally ...

May 8, 2019

Middle East

230 Kilometers of Iraq-Syria Border Successfully Secured: Hasd Shaabi

The command of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd Shaabi) in Al-Anbar announced successful cleansing of 230 kilometers of border with Iraq in cooperation with the Syrian army. The Iraqi forces operated from Al-Qaem to Akashat, and the Syrian troops struck the terrorists in Hemimeh and a number of other areas, ...

May 3, 2019