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Iraqi security forces apprehended ten terrorists in separate security operations in Baghdad, Diyala, and al-Anbar. The Spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehya Rasool, said that the Counter-Terrorism-Services (CTS) dismantled an ISIS network and arrested its six members in Fallujah and Ramadi in al-Anbar. “A terrorist …

Saladin Operations Command reported on Monday that ISIS members were killed and arrested in the Governorate. In a statement, the Command said that today, Morning, the Commandos Brigade had killed three ISIS militants and had arrested one other in a district of Saladin. In turn, the 9th Brigade of the …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 12 through 18 years of age. An official document issued by the Ministry on Monday said that the authorization was based on the recommendations of advisory committee experts …

The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has completed the manual recount of the ballots in the contested Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Erbil, Kirkuk, Karbala, al-Diwaniyah, al-Muthanna, and al-Anbar. “The recount took place in the presence of the contesting candidates’ representatives, international observers, and media,” a statement of IHEC said, …

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.

Iraq recorded 1046 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 32 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 1861 patients have achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in …

The Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq disclosed today the latest details of the ongoing manual counting. Imad Jamil, a member of the Commission’s media team, told Al-Ghadeer News, “Today, the electoral stations whose results are contested will be manually counted in six governorates, which are Karbala with 101 stations, …

A militant affiliated with the terrorist organization of ISIS was reportedly killed in an ambush executed by the Federal Police on Sunday. The head of the Federal Police’s advanced headquarters in Kirkuk, Lieutenant General Ali al-Furayji, said that the Federal Police’s mechanized division killed a terrorist and injured two others …

The Iraqi army seized more than 200 explosive devices in the left side of Mosul, Nineveh’s capital city, earlier today, Saturday. A source told Al-Ghadeer News that the intelligence of the Iraqi army’s 16th division located a large number of explosive devices in the Batnaya territory. “In cooperation with a …

An official security source reported that two civilians were killed and another was wounded in an ISIS attack south of Kirkuk governorate. The source told Alghadeer News that ISIS terrorists launched an armed attack this afternoon on civilians working in the coal industry, near Al-Hawaij village, in Hawija district, southwest …

The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced today that the election results might change after the manual recount of the ballots. The assistant media spokesperson for the Commission, Nibras Abu Souda, told Alghadeer News, “The counting process may change the candidates’ number of votes.” “The election law stipulates adopting the …

The former Minister of Environment in Iraq, Abdul Rahman Siddiq, said that Iraq is ranked fifth among the countries most affected by climate change in the world. Siddiq said in a speech today, “Skyscrapers do not define countries. Water, rivers and springs do”, adding, that Iraq’s richness attracted the most …

German foreign ministry on Friday said talks with Iraq to stop migrants’ flights to Belarus were successful, adding that Jordan has also cancelled several charter flights. German authorities have registered 4,889 unauthorised arrivals with a connection to Belarus so far in October, which is more than half of all such …

Iraq recorded 1,471 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Thursday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 22 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 2,249 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

Iraqi President, Barham Salih, hosted the Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to promote accountability for crimes committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), Christian Ritscher, at al-Salam Palace in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to a readout issued by the President’s bureau, the meeting laid emphasis upon providing all the necessary …

The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has completed the manual recount of the ballots for the centers whose results were challenged in Babel. A source in IHEC’s office in Babel said that results of the manual recount completed earlier today, Thursday, are 100% compatible with the electronic count, “consequently, there …

On Thursday, a security source said that 4 mortar shells fell behind two villages in Diyala Governorate. The source told Al-Ghadeer that “4 mortar shells fell behind the villages of Al-Hroub and Al-Anbakiyah in Diyala, without any casualties.” Regarding the conditions of the Muqdadiya district, the source indicated, “The security …

On Wednesday, ISIS attacked security points belonging to the Iraqi army in Saladin Governorate. A security source told Al-Ghadeer News, “ISIS elements attacked the Army at four security points on Haditha Al-Siniya Road within Saladin Governorate, killing two members of the Iraqi army, and wounding others.” Earlier, a security source …

Iraq recorded 1,412 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, to bring its total to 2,050,652, the health ministry said. It reported 37 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 23,061. It also reported 2,302 recoveries to bring its total to 1,993,877 (97.2 %). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count …

Proponents of the parties contesting the Iraqi parliamentary election results took the streets of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to demand a manual recount of the ballots. Al-Ghadeer News correspondent said that the demonstrators gathered near al-Fardous Square and in al-Harithiya near the headquarters of the Supreme Judicial Council in the …