Iraq

Engineers working at the site of Mosul Dam in northwest Iraq say the structure is not at risk of collapse despite recent heavy rain filling its reservoir to a 30-year high. Located 50 km north of the war-torn city of Mosul in Nineveh province, the dam straddles the Tigris River. …

Iraq has begun trial proceedings for nearly 900 Iraqi members of the Islamic State group caught fleeing many territories in neighboring Syria, a judicial source said on Sunday. They were handed over to Iraqi authorities by the Syrian Democratic Forces, which ousted IS from swathes of eastern Syria including territory …

Iraq says negotiations are underway with Iran and Syria to develop a transnational railway line linking the three countries. Iraqi Republic Railways Company chief Salib al-Hussaini said a summit will be held between the countries to further discuss the matter. The comments made on the sidelines of the joint Syrian-Iraqi …

In a veiled warning to the US, President Barham Salih of Iraq says his country’s soil will not be a “starting point” for any action against its neighbors, two days after Washington blacklisted an elite Iranian military force, which greatly contributed to the collapse of the Daesh. Salih made the …

Iran and Iraq have reached an understanding about developing two oilfields on their mutual border, Iran’s oil minister was quoted saying on Sunday, a day after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for increased trade between the two countries. The focus of the understanding is the development of the Naft Shahr …

Abdul-Mahdi during his meeting with Khamenei :We reject the policy of axes and seek to strengthen cooperation with all neighboring countries

  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and Iraq are keen to expand their cooperation in the fight against terrorism and smuggling while seeking stronger ties in the power, gas and oil sectors. “Border cooperation to fight terrorism, narcotics and smuggling will become stronger between the two countries,” Rouhani said …

Iraqi military aircraft have dropped leaflets over desert areas in the country’s western province of Anbar, offering a reward of millions of dollars for intelligence that would lead to the capture of the leader of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, Ibrahim al-Samarrai aka Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The planes dropped the …

An Iraqi court has sentenced an Islamic State militant to death by hanging over his involvement in a bomb attack that left scores of people dead and wounded in Diyala province. “The Diyala Criminal Court issued its ruling after it was proven that the terrorist was behind the planting of …

Iraq totally rejects U.S. President Donald Trump’s proclamation to recognize the occupied Syrian Golan Heights as part of Israel, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali al-Hakim tweeted on Monday. “Iraq considers the Golan Heights an occupied Syrian territory and it should be placed under the Syrian sovereignty pursuant to (U.N.) Security Council …

Iraq’s parliament voted on Sunday to sack the governor of Nineveh after an overloaded ferry capsized, killing at least 90 people, in the provincial capital Mosul, state media said. The boat was carrying families heading to an outing on an island in the Tigris River on Thursday when it sank. …

An overcrowded ferry capsized in the Tigris River near Mosul, killing at least 102 people during Nowruz and Mother’s Day celebrations on Thursday, officials said. Among the victims were at least 12 children, officials have said. Of the more than 170 people who were on board, about 60 are missing, …

An Iraqi court sentenced a Belgian man to death by hanging on Monday for being part of the Islamic State militant group, one of dozens of foreign nationals facing the death penalty in Iraq. Iraq has put hundreds of suspected members of the ultra-hardline group on trial, many of whom …

Iraq has begun court proceedings against 14 suspected French members of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group captured by U.S.-backed forces and transferred to Iraq from Syria last month, two legal sources said. The men appeared before an investigative judge of Baghdad’s anti-terrorism court on March 6 in a procedural …

President Barham Salih received his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani at Al-Salam Palace in Baghdad on Monday. Rouhani who arrived this morning to Baghdad for a three-day official visit”. The two countries are set to sign a number of memorandums of understanding in various economic fields during this visit.

Eight ISIS members were killed and captured as they were attempting infiltration from the Syria into Iraq, news reports said on Monday. In remarks, a security source was quoted as saying that Iraqi troops managed to kill three militants in al-Jazirah area, southwest of Mosul, while five others were arrested. …

Many Iraqi members are determined to summon some ministers in the government of Adil Abd al-Mahdi, with the aim of modifying the course of the work of some ministers who have failed to perform their duties, before further measures are carried out against them. Ministers who will be questioned include …

Iraqi President Barham Salih and Prime Minster Adil Abd al-Mahdi met on Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Baghdad, where they discussed the latest political developments in the Palestinian cause. The top officials decided issues including violations against Jerusalem and al-Aqsa Mosque. Abbas reviewed the latest political developments in …

A group of Yazidi women and children returned to Iraq from Syria on Friday after more than four years in Islamic State captivity. The group includes three women and 18 children. They were greeted by residents town north of Sinjar mountain. The group’s return was confirmed by the Kurdistan Regional …

The Iraqi army said on Wednesday that eight Islamic State terrorists were apprehended during a military operation in the western province of Anbar. “Iraqi intelligence forces launched a preemptive military operation in Znkurh and Abu Teban areas in Anbar to target Islamic State terrorists,” Baghdad Today news website quoted the …