Iraq

The Iraqi army yesterday announced that a number of Daesh fighters had been killed in their hideouts during an operation carried out by the Special Operations Forces (ISOF) with the support of the air force in Kirkuk governorate. The operation was reported via a statement issued by the Counter-Terrorism Bureau …

The Turkish government plans to operate the first turbines in the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River, in southeast Turkey, on the border with Iraq, on Wednesday, which threatens Baghdad after the project displaced thousands of Turks. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a week ago that Ankara will start …

Iraq reported 51 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 26 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 20 cases, Medical City: 5 cases, Basra: 4 cases, Najaf: 1 case, Sulaymaniyah: 1 case. The …

One person was killed and at least two others injured when a homemade bomb exploded inside a minibus to transport passengers southeast of the capital Baghdad, Iraqi police officer said on Tuesday A homemade bomb placed inside a vehicle of transporting passengers, exploded as it was passing through Al-Madaen district, …

Samarra Operations Command announced on Tuesday, the completion of a plan to organize and redeploy its security units within its borders with Diyala and Anbar provinces to prevent the infiltration of ISIS and secure the district from potential security threats. “ reorganization and deployment plan had been in place for …

ISIS elements blew up two towers and partially destroyed a third in the outskirts of al- Mansouriya sub-district, 45 km northeast of Baquba, a local source said in Diyala on Tuesday. ISIS elements detonated two towers and damaged a third tower after targeting them with explosive devices in “Al-Tina” village, …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said Tuesday he has assumed power as the country’s treasury was almost empty. “When I assumed responsibility I found only an almost empty treasury and an unenviable situation after 17 years of change,” al-Kadhimi said in an article published by Baghdad Today newspaper. “Our sovereignty …

Iraq reported 150 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Monday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 45 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 45 cases, Medical City: 30 cases, Basra: 7 cases, Najaf: 3 cases, Wasit: 3 cases, Muthana: …

Protesters stormed on Monday, the office of MBC Iraq/ Saudi Arabia, refusing to describe Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis as a terrorist in a report. MBC Iraq presented a report that talked about on the bombing that targeted the US embassy in Kuwait in the eighties of the last century by the …

The Iraqi forces found a 200-meter tunnel and dismantled a number of IEDs in Kirkuk Governorate on Monday. “In implementation of the directives of the Commander of the Federal Police Forces, Lieutenant General Jaafar al-Battat, in clearing our responsibility areas from the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist remnants, the 5th Division …

The Iraqi government has imposed a curfew on the country’s chickens, the authorities said on Monday, after discovering one that was infected with bird flu north of Baghdad. The announcement came as the new government of Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi declared that its priority is to combat the novel …

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa al-Kadhimi has decided on Monday, to assign Major General Qasim Muhammad Salih as the commander of the ground forces. Al-Kadhimi issued today a bureau order to appoint Major General Qasim Muhammad Salih, who is the commander of Al-Jazeera forces, as the commander of …

Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the country’s new health minister said on Monday, amid an uptick in coronavirus cases in recent weeks since curfew hours were relaxed. The new government under Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has sworn into power just two weeks ago …

On Sunday, The head of the Badr Organization, Hadi al-Amri, denounced that the European Union and other foreign missions operating in Iraq were raising the flag of homosexuality in Baghdad. What the European Union mission, the British and Canadian embassies did in Baghdad by raising the LGBT flag is a …

Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi instructed on Sunday for the need to expedite the disclosure of the fate of the kidnapped and the disappeared people. This took place during his visit today to the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior and meeting the Minister of Interior, Othman Al-Ghanmi and officials in …

Iraq’s Armed Forces have launched a new military operation against the Daesh terrorist group covering the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh and Salahuddin to the Syrian border. Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced the beginning of the counter-terrorism campaign, dubbed Operation Al Jazeera Lions, on Sunday. “Under the supervision of the Joint …

The European Union mission in Iraq raised today “gay” flag or what is named as rainbow flag officially in the center of the capital, Baghdad, and this is the first time that this has happened. Together with @CanadainIraq and @UKinIraq, today in Baghdad we join EU Delegations worldwide in raising …

On Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced that the European Union and other foreign missions operating in Iraq were raising the flag of homosexuality in Baghdad. The ministry stated in a statement “deplores the fact that the European Union mission and other foreign missions operating in Iraq raise the …

On the impact of the popular crowd continuing to confront the attacks of ISIS and the pursuit of its remnants, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi visits the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces and warns of “some dissonant voices seeking to create a gap between the PMF and the state.” …

The Iraqi Minister of Health and Environment, Hassan Al-Tamimi announced, on Saturday, that regional isolation measures will start in 6 districts, 5 of which are in Baghdad. On Friday, Health Minister Hassan Al-Tamimi announced that the regional curfew is one of the measures the ministry is taking to limit the …