Tag Archives: Iraq

The Iranian Minister of foreign affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, hosted his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, in Tehran today. Amir-Abdollahian praised Hussein and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s effort to host the Tehran-Riyadh talks. The Iranian Minister said in an Instagram post, “Iran and Iraq have an effective, deep-rooted relationship”, noting that …

The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri, warned during his meeting with the Japanese ambassador, today, Thursday, that foreign forces if not left at the end of this year, would lead to instability in Iraq. The media office of the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance said in a …

The coordination framework of the Shiite forces confirmed, on Thursday, that it will together with the Sadrist bloc form the next government. Al-Fateh coalition spokesman Ahmed Al-Asadi said in a televised statement that “the coordination framework and the Sadrist bloc will both form the next government.” In response to a …

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic has always supported the establishment of a strong and powerful parliament and government in Iraq. In a meeting with visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Tehran on Thursday, Raeisi hailed recent peaceful and secure parliamentary elections in Iraq. Iran’s president added …

Three ISIS terrorists have been killed in a security operation of the Iraqi forces in Kirkuk, spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehya Rasool, said on Thursday. Rasool said in a statement earlier today that a force from the Counter-Terrorism-Services (CTS) was able to eliminate three …

An explosion from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global Coalition in southern Iraq earlier today, Thursday. A source told Al-Ghadeer News that the explosion targeted a supply convoy of the Coalition in the governorate of Salahuddin. The attack resulted in no material damages, and the …

A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global Coalition in Baghdad today. The source told Al-Ghadeer News that an explosive device blew up targeting a convoy of the Global Coalition while it was passing on a highway northwest of the capital. No casualties were …

An IED attack targeted a convoy of the US-led coalition forces, for the second time today. A security source reported today that a logistics convoy of the Global Coalition had been targeted in al-Diwaniyah Governorate, south of Iraq. No causalities were recorded. Earlier today, a security source reported today that …

The spokesman for the Iraqi joint operations, Mr. Tahsin al-Khafaji, confirmed that the U.S. combat forces have completed their withdrawal from the “Ain al-Assad” base in western Iraq. Al-Khafaji said in a statement today that “only military advisors remain in the base, and their role is limited to advisory only”. …

A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global Coalition in al-Anbar today. Earlier today, Iraqi security forces thwarted an attempt to target a supply convoy by two explosive devices in babel, south of Iraq. A security source siad that a joint force from the …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced the destruction of ISIS tunnels and hideouts in the Al-Anbar desert on Friday. In a statement, the Cell said that a joint security force carried out a military operation in two consecutive days in the Al-Anbar desert, searching for ISIS remnants. According to the statement, …

A security source in Diyala reported that an ISIS attack targeting the Iraqi army and al-Hashed al-Shaabi (PMF), on the outskirts of al-Muqdadiyah district. The source said that ISIS snipers attacked a joint security point of the Iraqi army and the PMF in Abou Moussa village, in al-Muqdadiyah. The source …

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.

The Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency in the Ministry of Interior reported on Wednesday that it foiled an operation to detonate a pipeline carrying natural gas between the capital, Baghdad, and the oil-rich governorate of Basra, in the far south of Iraq. In a statement, the Agency said, “in …

The Supreme Federal Court might consider a “partial hand recount” of the ballots of all the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the country in order to overcome the stifling political impasse, a source revealed on Tuesday. The source said, “the Supreme Federal Court has only two solutions: the first, a …

Four migrants from Syria and Iraq were rescued from a swamp in Poland near the border with Belarus late on Tuesday in a life-or-death operation as bitter winter conditions set in, security services said. While the number of migrants trying to cross into the European Union from Belarus has decreased …

A joint force from al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) Operations Command in Diyala and Diyala’s Operations Command of the Iraqi army launched a large-scale military operation to pursue ISIS remnants in the Hemrin mountains area. The Commander of the PMF Operations in Diyala, Taleb al-Mousawi, said that the operation covers …

The Iraqi airforces bombed sites of the terrorist organization of ISIS in Saladin, the Security Media Cell (SMC) reported earlier today, Saturday. SMC said that the Iraqi F-16 aircrafts carried out seven airstrikes on five ISIS hideouts preceded by a ground patrol of the Counter-Terrorism-Services in Mutaybeja in the east …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) confirmed, on Friday, that its intelligence led to the killing of 10 of the most prominent leaders of ISIS in 3 provinces during 2021. The spokesman for the Diyala axis, Sadiq al-Hussaini, said that “the intelligence of the PMF has made qualitative breakthroughs for many …

The Joint Operations Command announced on Friday, the departure of most of the combat forces of the international coalition from Iraq. The leadership said in a statement followed by Al-Ghadeer, “The combat forces of the international coalition will leave Iraq completely before the end of this month, and we deny …