Iraq

Iraq continues to evacuate its nationals stranded abroad

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced today, Monday, the conduct of extraordinary trips, to return the Iraqis stranded in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. And the media office in the ministry conveyed the announcement of the Ministry of Transport on the schedule of the exceptional flights of Iraqi Airways for Monday …

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Iraqi forces repel Daesh attacks on two provinces.

Iraqi troops and fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) repelled two major attacks by Daesh terrorists in the provinces of Kirkuk and Diyala. According to reports by Iraqi media and security sources, members of the terror group on Sunday launched an attack on the district of Molla Abdollah in …

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US steps up intrusion as Iraq’s new PM seeks to form govt.

Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been trying to set up a new cabinet amid public calls for social welfare and the withdrawal of US occupation forces from the country. Kadhimi, director of Iraq’s National Intelligence Service, met with top members of the outgoing government on Saturday in a bid …

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US keeps forces in Iraq, puts missile systems into operation

US officials say hundreds of their troops will remain in Iraq, noting that missile systems are now operating in the bases hosting the occupation forces. The officials, who were speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that Patriot missile launchers and two other short-range systems were in place …

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Iraq’s national sovereignty is my red line: PM-designate

The newly-designated prime minister has said that the success of Iraq’s international relations will be based on “respect and cooperation.” “The country’s national sovereignty is the top priority,” Mustafa al-Kadhimi said, according to a report by Alghadeer News. Al-Kadhimi stressed that his government will never allow anyone to insult any …

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Iraq’s PMF, army launch major anti-terror operation

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and army troops have started a joint, full-scale anti-terrorist military operation in the country’s western province of Anbar. According to a statement by the media bureau of the PMF, better known by the name Hashd al-Sha’abi, the operation, codenamed “Heroes of the Second Victory,” commenced …

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4 Iraqi soldiers were killed in ISIS attack in Ramadi

An Iraqi security source said, on Sunday, that four soldiers were killed after an ISIS attack on a military post west of Ramadi in Iraq. The source said, that “elements of ISIS attacked a military post west of the city of Rutba, 310 km west of Ramadi, killing four soldiers.” …

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NATO says plans to expand mission in Iraq

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance has decided to expand its mission in Iraq by training personnel for the Iraqi army and security forces. Stoltenberg made the announcement on Thursday during a press conference after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers where the alliance’s response to the …

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NATO says plans to expand the mission in Iraq

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance has decided to expand its mission in Iraq by training personnel for the Iraqi army and security forces. Stoltenberg made the announcement on Thursday during a press conference after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers where the alliance’s response to the coronavirus …

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Iraqi forces foil an ISIS attack on oil fields

A force from the 1st Brigade in the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has foiled an attempt to target oil fields by ISIS, according to the official PMF website on Saturday. The website stated that “based on the intensity of monitoring and follow-up operations to secure the sector of responsibility, a …

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Patriot missile system deployment breach of Iraqi sovereignty

A member of the Iraqi parliament’s security and defense committee has strongly condemned the deployment of Patriot missile systems at the bases hosting US troops in Iraq as a breach of the Arab country’s sovereignty, urging senior government officials to detail any agreement pertaining to the US move. “The decision …

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Iraq bans Reuters for three months over coronavirus report

Iraq banned Reuters from operating in the country for three months on Friday after the news agency reported that the number of coronavirus cases in the country was much higher than the official figures. Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission condemned the report and said it was astonished by the claim. …

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