Tag Archives: Iraq

The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, met the delegation of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in Baghdad to discuss the latest developments in the political process, Monday. A statement from Al-Amiri’s office, seen by Al-Ghadeer News, stated that “we discussed with the delegation of the Union headed by …

A new mass grave has been discovered in the Iraqi province of Diyala. The grave, reportedly contains dozens of bodies of people massacred by the former Iraqi Baath regime led by Saddam Hussein, was found in an area between Kifri and Khanaqin, local media reported. Preliminary information indicates that the …

Iraq launched, on Monday, airstrikes on ISIS targets in Kirkuk, The Joint Operations Command said. The spokesperson for the Command, Maj. Gen. Tahsin al-Khafaji, posted on Facebook a video, saying “F-16 fighter jets carried out separated airstrikes on the terrorist ISIS gangs.”. In 2017, Iraq declared final victory over ISIS …

The Iraqi Commission for Human Rights in Iraq announced today that it had documented 87 suicides and attempted suicides in the country during the first half of the current year. Commission member Fadel Al-Gharawi said in a statement that the outbreak of COVID-19, the deterioration of the economic situation, unemployment, …

After it was reported that sirens were heard at Ain al-Assad Air Base, local Iraqi media now report that the base had been targeted by a drone strike last night. The Iraqi Sabereen News-Telegram Channel reported that the siren went off at the Ain al-Assad base in Al Anbar Province …

The Ministry of Defense condemned the cowardly terrorist attack on an Iraqi military unit within the Peshmerga forces while they were performing their duty on the way to Mount Mateen in Dohuk Governorate at the hands of non-Iraqi armed groups. The Ministry stressed in a statement that the Peshmerga forces …

A Turkish airstrike killed at least three people and injured others on Saturday at a camp for displaced people in northern Iraq, said Rashad Kelani, a Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party official. The strike on the camp housing thousands of Kurdish refugees took place three days after Turkish President Tayyip …

The Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency announced arresting 12 people accused of belonging to ISIS terrorist gangs in Diyala Governorate. The agency said in a statement today that through pre-emptive operations in Diyala, its detachments managed to arrest 12 terrorists in different areas of the governorate, wanted under the provisions …

Iraqi security sources reported that at least one person was killed and seven others were wounded including three members of a nomadic group in a terrorist attack, northern Baghdad. Iraqi security sources announced on Friday evening that the latest terrorist attack by gunmen took place in the city of Al-Tarmiyah, …

A huge fire on Friday broke out in Shariya Camp of Duhok province, Northern Iraq where thousands of Yazidi IDPs live. According to the preliminary reports, more than 400 tents have so far burned and the firefighters are still working to extinguish the blaze. Local medical authorities said at least …

Iraq recorded 4157 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Friday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 26 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 4126 patients have achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Iraq, …

Military Intelligence announced on Wednesday that it had arrested six ISIS members in Nineveh and Kirkuk. The Military Intelligence Directorate said in a statement six ISIS terrorists were arrested during a raid on their hideouts in the two Governorates. It explained that the 16th and 20th Division of the Military …

Seismic observatories recorded today at dawn two earthquakes in Diyala and Duhok. The first tremor, with a magnitude of 3.1, occurred 11 km northeast of Khanaqin district, eastern Iraq at 1:14:22 local time. While the other 3.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near the borders of Turkey, 73 Km northeast of Duhok, Northern …

The Security Media Cell reported that the most prominent terrorist supporting ISIS cells had been arrested on the left side of Mosul. The cell said in a statement that accurate intelligence information confirmed the presence of a prominent female terrorist in al-Qadisiyah neighborhood on the left side of Mosul, who …

Iraqi Ministry of Planning revealed today, Tuesday, that the capital, Baghdad, reached more than 8.5 million people in 2020, followed by the Governorates of Nineveh and Basra. “According to the census, Baghdad’s population has reached 8.558.625 million people over the past year, which is a very high number compared to …

The Iraqi Security Information Center on Tuesday reported the arrest of four members of the ISIS terrorist group, including a woman in the provinces of Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Nineveh. The Center also announced the discovery and neutralization of a bombing operation in a local market in the south of Mosul …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) launched security operations in the Naft Khana Mountains in Diyala Governorate. Iraq’s Security Media Cell said in a statement the PMF’s 1st Brigade carried out, at dawn today, operations including searching and combing in the Naft Khana Mountains, Khanaqin District, northeast of Diyala. The engineering …

A medical source reported that the two mucormycosis (Black Fungus) death had been registered in Dhi Qar southern Iraq. The source said that the disease was discovered by coincidence upon the death of the first patient. “The man’s initial death document stated that he died from a fungus in the …

Iraqi Intelligence Agency announced the seizure of three explosive devices near an oil field in Salah al-Din. The agency said in a statement received by the Alghadeer News that through the receipt of intelligence information and continuous field follow-up, the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency’s detachments in the Ministry of …

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) on Monday arrested three members from the remnants of the terrorist organization of ISIS in al-Anbar and Baghdad. The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major-General Yahya Rasool, said in a statement today that the Counter-Terrorism-Services multiple operations in al-Anbar and Baghdad, which resulted …