Iraq

Iraqi security sources reported that at least one person was killed and seven others were wounded including three members of a nomadic group in a terrorist attack, northern Baghdad. Iraqi security sources announced on Friday evening that the latest terrorist attack by gunmen took place in the city of Al-Tarmiyah, …

A huge fire on Friday broke out in Shariya Camp of Duhok province, Northern Iraq where thousands of Yazidi IDPs live. According to the preliminary reports, more than 400 tents have so far burned and the firefighters are still working to extinguish the blaze. Local medical authorities said at least …

Iraq recorded 4157 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Friday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 26 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 4126 patients have achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Iraq, …

Military Intelligence announced on Wednesday that it had arrested six ISIS members in Nineveh and Kirkuk. The Military Intelligence Directorate said in a statement six ISIS terrorists were arrested during a raid on their hideouts in the two Governorates. It explained that the 16th and 20th Division of the Military …

Seismic observatories recorded today at dawn two earthquakes in Diyala and Duhok. The first tremor, with a magnitude of 3.1, occurred 11 km northeast of Khanaqin district, eastern Iraq at 1:14:22 local time. While the other 3.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near the borders of Turkey, 73 Km northeast of Duhok, Northern …

The Security Media Cell reported that the most prominent terrorist supporting ISIS cells had been arrested on the left side of Mosul. The cell said in a statement that accurate intelligence information confirmed the presence of a prominent female terrorist in al-Qadisiyah neighborhood on the left side of Mosul, who …

Iraqi Ministry of Planning revealed today, Tuesday, that the capital, Baghdad, reached more than 8.5 million people in 2020, followed by the Governorates of Nineveh and Basra. “According to the census, Baghdad’s population has reached 8.558.625 million people over the past year, which is a very high number compared to …

The Iraqi Security Information Center on Tuesday reported the arrest of four members of the ISIS terrorist group, including a woman in the provinces of Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Nineveh. The Center also announced the discovery and neutralization of a bombing operation in a local market in the south of Mosul …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) launched security operations in the Naft Khana Mountains in Diyala Governorate. Iraq’s Security Media Cell said in a statement the PMF’s 1st Brigade carried out, at dawn today, operations including searching and combing in the Naft Khana Mountains, Khanaqin District, northeast of Diyala. The engineering …

A medical source reported that the two mucormycosis (Black Fungus) death had been registered in Dhi Qar southern Iraq. The source said that the disease was discovered by coincidence upon the death of the first patient. “The man’s initial death document stated that he died from a fungus in the …

Iraqi Intelligence Agency announced the seizure of three explosive devices near an oil field in Salah al-Din. The agency said in a statement received by the Alghadeer News that through the receipt of intelligence information and continuous field follow-up, the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency’s detachments in the Ministry of …

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) on Monday arrested three members from the remnants of the terrorist organization of ISIS in al-Anbar and Baghdad. The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major-General Yahya Rasool, said in a statement today that the Counter-Terrorism-Services multiple operations in al-Anbar and Baghdad, which resulted …

Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail confirmed Iraq’s efforts to provide new investment opportunities in the gas and clean energy sectors. The media office of the Ministry of Oil said in a statement received by the Alghadeer News, that the Minister of Oil received the first vice manager of Exxon Mobil, …

Iraqi sources reported that security forces thwarted the operation of an armed group that intended to target the Al-Harir base in Erbil with a rocket. Security and military forces on Monday thwarted an armed group rocket attack on the Al-Harir base in Erbil province in Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Security sources …

The Iraqi Army moved on Monday the 5th division soldiers from Diyala to Al-Anbar Governorate. A security source said that the Iraqi Ministry of Defense issued a decision to move the 5th Division of the Iraqi Army to Al-Anbar Governorate, as part of a new military deployment plan. It is …

The administrator of the Snuny sub-district in the north of the Sinjar district, Khadida Jougi, said on Sunday that the trafficking of the Yazidi abductees from al-Hol camp in Syria to other destinations is still ongoing. Jougi said, “trafficking networks are still in the process of smuggling the Yazidis from …

The Iraqi Security Media Cell (SMC) said on Sunday that three ISIS dens had been raided in al-Anbar desert, west of Iraq. In a statement, the SMC said that the directorate of military intelligence was able to obtain precise intelligence information confirming the presence of three Isis terrorist dens in …

An Iraqi lawmaker says the parliament will summon Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi for explanation over the United States’ continued violation of the country’s sovereignty and plans to target anti-terror Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) or Hashd al-Sha’abi. Abdul Amir al-Taeiban, of the al-Sadiqoun bloc, said the parliament is “serious” about holding …

Iraq ranked sixth as the happiest country in the Middle East during 2021, according to Global Finance magazine. As to the report, people living in Middle Eastern countries tend to be either very happy or very unhappy. The 2021 World Happiness Report paints a picture of extremes in the Middle …

Iraqi security forces identified and arrested 12 ISIS terrorist elements, During a counter-terrorism operation in Nineveh province. As the series of counter-terrorist operations of the Iraqi army forces continue in different parts of the country, Iraqi forces launched a new operation against ISIS terrorists in Ninawa province. Iraqi army forces …