Tag Archives: Erbil

The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar decreased on Tuesday in the markets of the capital, Baghdad, and Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region. Dollar’s prices decreased with the closure of the two main stock exchanges, Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya, in Baghdad, reaching 156,000 IQD per …

A security delegation headed on Thursday by the Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yar allah, arrived in Kirkuk to oversee the security situation following recent events in the disputed region. The Iraqi News Agency (INA) reporter said, “The Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant …

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the budget for the next three years will practically implement the objectives of the government program. Speaking at the seventh al-Sulaymaniyah Political and Economic International Forum, al-Sudani said, “Our government pledged to provide services to our people and build a strong and …

The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces announced the arrest of terrorists, including a “prominent” leader of ISIS. In a statement, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool said that the Iraqi forces carried out security operations in the governorates of Kirkuk, Erbil, and Al-Anbar. He added that the operations …

A severe dust storm sweeping Iraq and the Kurdistan Region has resulted in five deaths in Salahaddin province’s Tuz Khurmatu along with hundreds of hospitalizations in Erbil and Sulaimani. “Five civilians have died of dust in Khurmatu and others have suffered from strain and are receiving treatment due to the …

Erbil experienced flash floods again on Thursday (January 13) due to heavy rainfall that started late Wednesday night. The neighborhoods of Shari Mamostayan, Sheikh Ahmad, and Shorsh all experienced floods. Ainkawa, 60 Meter Road, 100 Meter Road, Hawleri New, Tayrawa, Bahrka, Sebardan, Nusaran, and Gulan also dealt with a heavy …

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.

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 …

Anticipating torrential floods, the Iraqi Civil Defense directorate announced an emergency state in Saladin, Kirkuk, and Nineveh earlier today, Sunday. Flash floods overwhelmed parts of Erbil, Northern Iraq, grounding transportation to a halt and causing severe damages to properties.

The Iraqi government announced its “firm” rejection of the “illegal” meetings held by some tribal figures residing in the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region who called for normalization with Israel. “First, these meetings do not represent the people and residents of the dear Iraqi cities, these personalities are …

Iraqi security forces apprehended a senior administrative official of ISIS in Erbil, the capital city of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehya Rasool, said that the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism-Services (CTS) arrested an ISIS terrorist known as “Abu Mansour”. The aforementioned terrorist served …

A fire broke out in a fuel tank, causing huge explosions in Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Witnesses said that a person was sustained serious burns due to the explosions. The fire caused two big explosions before the civil defense teams controlled it with four fire wagons, …

An Iraqi resistance group reported a drone strike on the US Al-Harir military base in Erbil, Iraq. Iraqi news outlets reported a drone strike on US Al-Harir military base in Erbil, Iraq, on Friday. According to the report, an Iraqi resistance group called ‘Lawae Al-Saerin’ claimed responsibility for the attack. …

A military base hosting US-led coalition forces inside Erbil International Airport in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region has come under attack by explosive-laden drones. Citing security sources, Iraqi media said the military base inside Erbil airport was “subjected to an attack by explosive-laden drones” late on Tuesday, with reports falling short of …

Voting process at the Iranian embassy and six consulates across Iraq, in Karbala, Najaf, Basra, Sulaymaniyah, and Erbil, witnessed a massive turnout of voters to elect a President of the Republic. Al-Ghadeer sources at the Iranian embassy in Baghdad reported that the turnout was high in the elections, adding that …

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 …

Iraqi forces launched, on Wednesday, a military operation targeting ISIS sites in Makhmur district, which separates Nineveh and Erbil. A spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces said in a statement received by ِAlghadeer.tv that, “Based on the directions of the Commander-in-Chief, and to complete a series of operations …

The security authorities in the Kurdistan Region decided on Sunday to extend the travel ban between the provinces until mid-June. “The region’s Ministry of Interior decided to extend the travel ban between the provinces of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, Dohuk and Halabja, and the two independent administrations “Raprin and Karmian” from …

Iraq reported 672 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Thursday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 233 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 60 cases, Medical City: 70 cases, Basra: 28 cases, Najaf: 18 cases, Sulaymaniyah: 57 cases, Erbil: …

Iraq reported 781 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 262 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 109 cases, Medical City: 66 cases, Basra: 41 cases, Najaf: 19 cases, Sulaymaniyah: 46 cases, Erbil: …