Tag Archives: Iraq

The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi urged Iraqi and Jordanian parliamentarians to facilitate bilateral and regional integration between the two countries on Saturday. Al-Kadhimi’s office said in a statement that the Prime Minister received the Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, Abdel Moneim Al-Awdat, and the accompanying delegation. According to the …

An explosive device blew up on Saturday targeting the US-led Coalition in the south of Iraq. A security source told Alghadeer News that the explosion was targeting a convoy carrying logistical support equipment for the US-led Coalition while passing on the borders of Al-Diwaniyah Governorate. No causalities were reported. There …

On Saturday, Iraq recorded 4316 new cases of Covid-19 to bring its total to 1,912,235, the health ministry said. It reported 48 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 21,042. It also reported 7415 recoveries to bring its total to 1,764,001 (92.2%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to …

A security source reported that sirens sounded today in the Victoria military base inside Baghdad International Airport. The source told Alghadeer News that it was only an experimental drill. The base hosts U.S. soldiers and others affiliated with the Global Coalition and is continuously subjected to rocket attacks. Washington accuses …

Iraq registered 60 mortalities and 5672 new cases, according to the daily COVID-19 report issued by the Ministry of Health today. The report said that 7828 patients have recovered from the virus in the past day. According to the Ministry’s stats, 1908079 citizens have tested positive for the virus since …

The Customs Authority announced today, Friday, the launch of talks between Iraq and Saudi Arabia regarding facilitating transit work procedures. The authority said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that “a memorandum of understanding was implemented between Iraq and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the …

The head of the joint operations command in Kirkuk, Lieutenant-General Ali Al-Fariji, issued an order to track down and arrest a group of “weak-spirited” people in the governorate. The command said in a statement that the operation comes after a video clip was published showing a group of people storming …

A joint force carried out a military operation against ISIS elements in the west of Mosul. A security source told Alghadeer News that the Iraqi Army and the Counter-Terrorism Service, launched the operation in the Asthana Mountains, west of Mosul. According to the source, the preliminary information indicates that the …

The head of Al-Fatah Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri said that there will be no foreign forces presented on the Iraqi territory after 2022. Al-Amiri said, “within December 31, 2021, there will be no foreign forces on Iraqi lands, including the American, French and Turkish troops.” It is noteworthy that Iraq and …

An explosive device blew up on Tuesday targeting the US-led Coalition in Babel. A security source told Alghadeer News that the explosion occurred on Tuesday targeting a convoy carrying logistical support equipment for the US-led Coalition while passing on the borders of Babel. No causality was reported. Earlier today, another …

Iraqi security forces in Salahuddin, in cooperation with al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF), reportedly seized supplies sought to be smuggled to ISIS operatives sheltering in the north of the governorate. A source told Alghadeer News that a joint force from the Police and the 36th PMF brigade launched a security …

Iraq recorded 7,309 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 48 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 6,595 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

A security source in Kirkuk reported that residents of a village in Kirkuk managed to thwart an ISIS attack. The source told Alghadeer News that ISIS terrorists attacked Dakshman al-Kabira village, south of Kirkuk, but the residents confronted them and thwarted the attack. The perpetrators set fire to a civilian’s …

The Kurdistan Regional Government devised a plan to provide facilities to industrial and commercial investments in the region, spokesperson for Kurdistan’s Ministry of Trade and Industry Nozad al-Sheikh Kamel Mahmoud said on Tuesday. Mahmoud’s comments came in a statement he made before the third online conference of Kurdistan and China …

An explosive device blew up on Tuesday targeting the Global Coalition in the south of Iraq. A security source told Alghadeer News that the explosion occurred on Tuesday targeting a convoy carrying logistical support equipment for the US-led Coalition while passing on the borders of Al-Diwaniyah Governorate. No causality was …

The Electoral Commission confirmed today that there is an organized mechanism for electoral campaigns. Nebras Abu Souda, assistant media spokesman in the Electoral Commission told Alghadeer News, “The electoral campaigns had started since the eighth of last July”, noting, “the commission has set the conditions that regulate the Electoral campaigning …

Two Iraqi ministers said that the “erroneous” formation of the Iraqi army ” is the main reason why ISIS was able to occupy a third of the area of Iraq. On Monday, Defense Minister Juma Inad said, in a speech during the Al-Rafidain Forum for Dialogue, that “the formation of …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced that four people were arrested in the Nineveh Governorate on a charge of terrorism. The Cell said in a statement received by Alghadeer News, “The detachments of the Military Intelligence Directorate in the Ministry of Defense carried out a preemptive operation to arrest a suspect …

Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, reiterated his country’s willingness to aid construction in Iraq, highlighting the profound ties linking the neighboring countries in several aspects. In a speech he delivered on Monday in the “RCD Forum 2021: Solutions” organized by the Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD), Masjedi said, “we …

Iraq logged 6,778 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Monday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 65 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 8,193 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, 1,881,213 …