Iraq

An IED attack targeted a convoy of the US-led coalition forces, for the second time today. A security source reported today that a logistics convoy of the Global Coalition had been targeted in al-Diwaniyah Governorate, south of Iraq. No causalities were recorded. Earlier today, a security source reported today that …

The spokesman for the Iraqi joint operations, Mr. Tahsin al-Khafaji, confirmed that the U.S. combat forces have completed their withdrawal from the “Ain al-Assad” base in western Iraq. Al-Khafaji said in a statement today that “only military advisors remain in the base, and their role is limited to advisory only”. …

A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global Coalition in al-Anbar today. Earlier today, Iraqi security forces thwarted an attempt to target a supply convoy by two explosive devices in babel, south of Iraq. A security source siad that a joint force from the …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced the destruction of ISIS tunnels and hideouts in the Al-Anbar desert on Friday. In a statement, the Cell said that a joint security force carried out a military operation in two consecutive days in the Al-Anbar desert, searching for ISIS remnants. According to the statement, …

A security source in Diyala reported that an ISIS attack targeting the Iraqi army and al-Hashed al-Shaabi (PMF), on the outskirts of al-Muqdadiyah district. The source said that ISIS snipers attacked a joint security point of the Iraqi army and the PMF in Abou Moussa village, in al-Muqdadiyah. The source …

The death toll from the floods that swept Erbil, northern Iraq, today has reached 11. Erbil city center deputy commissioner, Nabz Abdulhamid, said that among the victims were a Turkish man and another Filipino. Since yesterday evening, heavy floods swept Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region causing casualties and great material damages.

The Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency in the Ministry of Interior reported on Wednesday that it foiled an operation to detonate a pipeline carrying natural gas between the capital, Baghdad, and the oil-rich governorate of Basra, in the far south of Iraq. In a statement, the Agency said, “in …

The Supreme Federal Court might consider a “partial hand recount” of the ballots of all the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the country in order to overcome the stifling political impasse, a source revealed on Tuesday. The source said, “the Supreme Federal Court has only two solutions: the first, a …

A joint force from al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) Operations Command in Diyala and Diyala’s Operations Command of the Iraqi army launched a large-scale military operation to pursue ISIS remnants in the Hemrin mountains area. The Commander of the PMF Operations in Diyala, Taleb al-Mousawi, said that the operation covers …

The Iraqi airforces bombed sites of the terrorist organization of ISIS in Saladin, the Security Media Cell (SMC) reported earlier today, Saturday. SMC said that the Iraqi F-16 aircrafts carried out seven airstrikes on five ISIS hideouts preceded by a ground patrol of the Counter-Terrorism-Services in Mutaybeja in the east …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) confirmed, on Friday, that its intelligence led to the killing of 10 of the most prominent leaders of ISIS in 3 provinces during 2021. The spokesman for the Diyala axis, Sadiq al-Hussaini, said that “the intelligence of the PMF has made qualitative breakthroughs for many …

The Joint Operations Command announced on Friday, the departure of most of the combat forces of the international coalition from Iraq. The leadership said in a statement followed by Al-Ghadeer, “The combat forces of the international coalition will leave Iraq completely before the end of this month, and we deny …

The Directorate of Counter-Terrorism Agency reported that a military commander of ISIS had been arrested in Kirkuk Governorate. The Agency said in brief on Thursday, “We arrested a terrorist commander, affiliated with ISIS gangs, along with his assistant, on the outskirts of Kirkuk Governorate.” In the same context, the Iraqi …

An official security source said on Thursday that a logistical support convoy of the Global coalition was attacked in Babel Governorate. The source told Al-Ghadeer News that an explosive device blew up targeting a logistical support convoy of the US-led Coalition while passing within the borders of Babel Governorate. The …

A small clay tablet dating back 3,500 years and bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh that was looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago and recently recovered from the United States formally returned to Iraq on Tuesday. The $1.7 million cuneiform tablet, known as the Gilgamesh Dream …

The Iraqi military said it killed ten militants affiliated with the terrorist organization of ISIS in al-Anbar desert, west of Iraq. According to the Security Media Cell (SMC), a reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S.-led Coalition located an ISIS hideout to the north of the 160 Kilo territory in the al-Anbar …

At least a dozen people have reportedly lost their lives and many more sustained injuries in a powerful bomb attack in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, police and medical sources say. A security source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Al-Ghadeer News that a bomb-laden car that was …

Iraqi forces have recaptured a village in northern Iraq that had fallen under the control of the ISIS terrorists the day before. Media reports quoting security sources said elite Iraqi Interior Ministry forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters managed early Monday to take control of Luhaiban village in Kirkuk. A cleanup …

As the 2021 Arab Cup in Qatar spotlights football in the Arab World, Iraqis are taking the opportunity to pressure FIFA into lifting a decades-long ban on international football in their stadiums. Iraqi football fans are campaigning for football’s governing body FIFA to lift its decades-long ban on Iraqi stadiums, …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced on Monday, ISIS hideouts were destroyed in Kirkuk and Saladin governorates. In a statement, the Cell said, “The Iraqi army Airforce destroyed a large hideout of ISIS terrorist elements, containing weapons, military equipment, and supplies, in the Wadi al-Shay area in Kirkuk.” “The Army Aviation …