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The Iraqi Intelligence Service of the Defense Ministry announced on Friday, that three terrorists were arrested in the Tuz Khurmatu district of Saladin Governorate. According to the Agency’s media office, the terrorists were apprehended in an ambush by the security forces and have been referred to the relevant authorities for …

Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate, Mohammed Shiya’a al-Sudani, said that it is time to restore the state’s prestige and put an end to the spreading chaos. Al-Sudani’s remarks came during a speech he delivered following his designation as a new Prime Minister of Iraq. “It is an honor to hold such a …

Iraq’s parliament elected Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s new president. Earlier today, the presidential election went to a run-off vote as Rashid (147 votes) outperformed incumbent president Barham Salih (98 votes) but failed to muster the backing of a supermajority. The new President appointed Mr. Mohammed Shiya’a al-Sudani as …

MP of the Coordination Framework Ibtissam al-Hilali revealed that 170 MPs have signed and submitted a request to the Parliament Presidium today, Monday. The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, also announced, on Monday, that the Presidency of the House received a request to hold a …

Turkish intelligence targeted the PKK member who was in charge of the group’s so-called “health committee” since last year. Turkish intelligence has “neutralised” a senior PKK in northern Iraq, security sources said. Okkes Develi was targeted in an operation by Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organisation in the Gara region, said the …

The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service arrested a prominent ISIS leader in Nineveh Governorate on Tuesday. “Based on Intelligence information, the Counter-Terrorism Service apprehended the terrorist Ayman Latif Al-Marawi, nicknamed Abu Jandal.” The Spokesperson of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Yahya Rasool, revealed. Abu Jandal held a military position …

The Iraqi Coordination Framework (CF) revealed that the next government would be formed before the end of October, confirming that the dialogue among the political forces would continue in this regard. A CF deputy, Gharib Askar, said, “The Framework continues the dialogue with the political forces to form the new …

Iraq logged only 327 COVID-19 cases in the past seven days, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said today, Monday. In its weekly epidemiological report on COVID-19, the Ministry reported 559 recoveries and one mortality. The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in the region amounted …

A four-storey commercial building in Baghdad collapsed on Saturday, trapping at least 13 people who were later rescued by the Civil Defence. Search operations are underway for more survivors, the Civil Defence Media official General Jawdat Abdul-Rahman said in a statement. Baghdad Municipality spokesman Mohammed Al Rubaie said an investigation …

The Secretary-General of Badr Organization, Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri, received in his office in Baghdad today, Thursday, the President of the Republic of Iraq, Mr. Barham Salih. They discussed the general situation and the latest political developments in the country. They also stressed the need to end the political crisis and …

The Iraqi intelligence agency announced on Thursday destroying an ISIS site in Badush mountain, Nineveh. The agency said in a statement that it had provided the army’s airforces with the coordinates of the site after locating it. Iraqi F-16 aircraft carried out an attack destroying the site which was hosting …

The Popular Mobilization Forces – PMF, announced, on Wednesday, the implementation of a large-scale security operation to track down the remnants of the terrorist “ISIS” south of Mosul. The commission said in a statement received by Al-Ghadeer News, “The Directorate of Medicine, Military Engineering, Armor Resistance, the Intelligence and Information …

Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halboosi on Wednesday called on the political forces to sit at one table to find a way out of the current political crisis. Al-Halboosi’s media office said in a statement, “Al-Halboosi stressed, during today’s parliament session, the need for a comprehensive political solution in which everyone should …

A majority of 222 Iraqi lawmakers voted to reject the resignation of speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi, the latter’s bureau said in a brief press release on Wednesday. According to the press release, only 13 of the 235 parliamentarians, who attended the session presided by deputy speaker Shakhwan Abdullah, approved al-Halboosi’s resignation.

Three Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Wednesday while Iraq’s parliament voted to reject the resignation of speaker Mohammed Halbousi, Iraq’s military said. Seven security personnel were wounded in the attack, which took place amid a partial lockdown in the capital as parliament was convening. Security forces …

The Coordination Framework’s candidate for the premiership of Iraq, Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani, convened a meeting with a group of lawmakers inside the parliament building to offer an insight into the program of the government he might lead, member of the State of Law Aref al-Hamami told Al-Ghadeer News. Following a …

Iraq’s army and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, al-Hashd al-Shaabi) carried out a large-scale campaign to purge the grand desert sprawling over a wide area between three governorates, an official press release said on Sunday. The statement issued by the PMF command in Nineveh said that a joint force from the …

The spokesman for the Commander in Chief of the armed forces, Yahya Rasool, announced arresting six ISIS terrorists throughout Iraq on Tuesday. Rasool said in a statement that the Counter-Terrorism service managed, upon direct instructions from the Commander in Chief of the armed forces, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, to arrest …

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) thwarted a terrorist attack south of Samarra in Saladin Governorate. In a statement, PMF said that the 41st Brigade foiled a terrorist attempt to target the visitors and the security forces during Arbaeen pilgrims south of Samarra on Tuesday. ISIS terrorists tried to infiltrate the …

The Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Hadi Al-Amiri, received in his office in Baghdad Thursday, the French ambassador to Iraq, Eric Chevalier. In a statement received by Al-Ghadir, the media office of Hajj Al-Amiri said that “the two sides discussed the political situation and practical steps to expedite the formation …