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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 …

Iraq’s High Electoral Commission announced today, Thursday, that it has completed the necessary preparations for securing the participation of the displaced in the upcoming Iraqi elections. The Commission’s officials said at a press conference held in Baghdad, that that the displaced persons are allowed to vote two days before the …

The spokesman for the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, Nizar Al-Khairallah, confirmed that one of the conference’s goals is to establish sustainable economic and investment partnerships in various fields between Iraq and the countries of the region. Al-Khairallah said in a press conference that Iraq welcomes “brothers, friends and …

Iraq collectively grossed more than 6.5 billion dollars from oil sales last July, according to a survey by the state oil marketer, SOMO. Crude oil exports amounted to 90,467,794 barrels, yielding 6,513,792,969 dollars, SOMO survey said. Exports from Oilfields in Mid and south Iraq were 87,455,359 barrels, while Kirkuk oilfields …

Iraqi security forces blasted a headquarters of the terrorist organization of ISIS, the Security Media Cell (SMC) reported on Wednesday. In a press release issued earlier today, SMC said that the Intelligence agency launched earlier today a sequel of the security operation it started on August 23 in al-Ayth in …

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) confirmed that the decision to boycott the upcoming Iraqi elections is “ineffective”. The head of the mission, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said in a speech that the elections scheduled for October 10, “are of great importance for the future of Iraq, and boycotting them …

Iraq has signed an initial agreement with POWERCHINA to build solar power plants with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts, the government said on Wednesday. The first stage of the project will have a capacity of 750 megawatts, the Iraqi cabinet added in a tweet. Power from Iraq’s main grid suffers …

US forces stationed in Syria have kidnapped a number of civilians and transported new consignments of stolen Syrian oil to Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. Syria’s official news agency SANA reported on Sunday that US forces carried out an airdrop in the village of Jadeed Ekedat in the eastern countryside of …

Iraq logged 7,151 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 78 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 9,142 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

An airstrike of the Iraqi airforces destroyed a hideout of ISIS terrorists in Saladin, killing three, the Security Media Cell (SMC) reported on Monday. In a press release issued earlier today, SMC said that a land force of the Saladin Operations Command encountered a group of terrorists while sweeping an …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health confirmed 74 deaths and 5634 COVID-19 cases from its complications in the past 24 hours. The Ministry said that 9647 patients had achieved full recovery from the virus. Iraq has registered 1825089 cases since the beginning of the outbreak of the virus in Iraq, 1659168 …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced, on Saturday, that a “terrorist” was arrested and explosive devices were seized in Al-Anbar and Kirkuk Governorates. The Cell said in a statement that a joint force of Intelligence detachments and the ground forces had arrested a terrorist. In addition, The intelligence detachments of the …

The third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic is abating steadily in Iraq with both case and death tolls declining, member of the Ministry of Health’s media team Roba Falah Hasan said on Saturday, warning that complacency toward the preventive measures might plunge the country into a third wave. “The drop …

Al-Fateh Alliance calls the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the security leaders to find intelligence plans to contain the war of attrition waged by the terrorist Daesh. This came after an explosive device exploded on the path of a car belonging to Hashd al-Sha’abi forces in Tarmiyah, martyring four …

The bomb squads in al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) blew up five houses and two guesthouses for ISIS in Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad. According to a statement by the PMF, this step is part of the military campaign conducted by the PMF in the Tramiyah district. No casualties were recorded. ISIS had …

The Independent High Electoral Commission announced today, Friday, the completion of the logistical preparations for the upcoming electoral process, and while it reiterated its readiness to hold the elections on time, it indicated that it is in the process of conducting a second simulation to examine the devices for announcing …

Iraq recorded, on Friday 6121 new cases of Covid-19 to take its total to 1,815,479, the health ministry said. It reported 67 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 20,025. It also reported 9224 recoveries to take its total to 1,641,870 (90.4%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to …

Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, on Friday, that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi will visit Kuwait next week. The Ministry said in a statement “The Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait, Al-Manhal Al-Safi, recently met with the head of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Muhammad Al-Saqr, to discuss different issues, …

Civil defense teams controlled a fire that broke out inside the main library on the second floor of the College of Physical Education building inside the University of Baghdad. The Civil Defense directorate said in a statement that its teams made great efforts to contain the fire and save the …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) alongside the military launched the 10th of Muharram security operations, south of Samarra, Salahuddin. The forces of the 41st Brigade in the PMF and security forces launched an inspection and tracking operation in the holy areas south of Samarra. The operations included clearing the orchards …