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French Woman Gets Life Sentence in Iraq over Affiliation with ISIL

A court in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Sunday sentenced French citizen Melina Boughedir to life imprisonment over her affiliation with ISIL terrorist organization, French BFMTV broadcaster reported. According to the broadcaster, the 27-year-old woman could have been sentenced to death under the Iraqi counterterrorism law. The French woman ...

June 3, 2018

Middle East

Five Dead in Baghdad Cafe Bombing: Iraqi Police

At least five people were killed and several others wounded when a suicide bomber struck a cafe in Baghdad where people had gathered after breaking their daily Ramadan fast, police said Thursday. “A suicide bomber blew up his explosive belt while he was surrounded by police near a public garden ...

May 24, 2018

Middle East

Iraqi Electoral Commission: Turnout Reached 44.5%

The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said on Sunday that 44.5 percent of Iraqis cast their ballots in the first legislative elections in the country since the defeat of Islamic State last year. “Of all 24.5 million eligible voters, just 10,8 million voted in the parliamentary polls with a ...

May 13, 2018

Middle East

Iraq Holding First Nationwide Election Since ISIL Defeat

Iraq headed to the polls Saturday for its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the ISIL group, with the country hoping to shore up a fragile peace and rebuild. Some 24.5 million voters began casting their ballots under tight security, as the terrorists still pose a major security threat ...

May 12, 2018

Middle East

Iraqi Forces Arrest Five ISIL Commanders, Kills 40 Others in Special Operation in Syria

The Iraqi forces carried out a special operation in a border area within the Syrian territories against ISIL terrorists, arresting five commanders and killing 40 others. Security sources reported that the Iraqi forces obtained important data from the arrested group, which enhanced an air raid on a meeting of the ...

May 11, 2018

Middle East

Iraq’s Abadi Orders New Strikes on ISIL Targets in Syria

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi tweeted Sunday morning that he ordered the Air Force to strike ISIL leadership near al-Dashisha in Syrian territory. The Iraqi Air Force confirmed they were “directing a painful blow” against a position of ISIL leaders in south of al-Dashisha. On April 19, Iraqi jets struck ...

May 6, 2018

Middle East

At Least 7 Killed, 13 Injured in ISIL Attack on Al Tarmia in Iraq: Reports

At least seven people were killed and 13 others were injured in a terrorist attack staged by a sleeper cell of the ISIL terrorist group on the city of Al Tarmia, located to the north of the Iraqi capital, local media reported on Wednesday. “The final number of killed and ...

May 2, 2018

Middle East

Iran, Iraq, Syria, Russia Hold ‘anti-Terrorism’ Meet

Iran, Iraq, Syria and Russia held a meeting in Baghdad on Thursday of military and security officials to coordinate “anti-terrorism” efforts, the Iranian defense ministry said. “Cooperation in intelligence between the four countries for common aims and anti-terrorism missions has been successful in restoring stability and security, and it should ...

April 19, 2018

Middle East

Iran’s Defense Minister Visits Iraq’s PMF Deputy Chief

The Iranian defense minister Amir Hatemi visited on Thursday in Baghdad the deputy chief of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandes, tackling the military cooperation between the two sides. The meeting came in the context of several visits paid by the Iranian minister to the Iraqi military and ...

April 19, 2018

Middle East

Iraq Says It Carried out Air Raid against ISIL in Syria

The Iraqi air force on Thursday carried out a “deadly raid” against positions of the Islamic State group in neighboring Syria, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s office said. The strike against the terrorists was conducted on Abadi’s order “because of the danger they pose to Iraqi territory,” a statement said.

April 19, 2018