Tag Archives: Iraq

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Command in Diyala province, announced today, destroying four ISIS boats near Lake Hamrin, 55 km northeast of Baquba. “Forces from PMF were able to destroy four ISIS boats hidden in a large den on the outskirts of Lake Hamrin”, spokesman Sadeq Al-Husseini said. As by …

Heads of the central banks of Iran and Iraq have agreed to introduce schemes that could accelerate settlement of payments related to the supply of basic goods to Iran. a Wednesday report on the website of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said that new agreements had been reached between …

The World Health Organization criticized (WHO), on Wednesday, Iraqi citizens who question the existence of the Covid-19 and consider it a “lie”, which does not serve the efforts to contain the pandemic. The representative of WHO in Baghdad, Adham Ismail, said that, “Unfortunately, some Iraqi citizens are lying about the …

A security source said that three ISIS terrorists were killed in an air strike at the borders of Diyala and Salahuddin provinces. The source told Alghadeer News that military aircrafts attacked three ISIS locations, and killed three of the organization’s terrorists; indicating that the dens also contained weapons, equipment and …

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced, on Wednesday, the start of the second military operation in northern Iraq within two days, which it called “Tiger-Claw”, despite the Iraqi protest. “The operation (Tiger-Claw) has started, as commando units are currently in the Heftanin area,” the ministry said in a Twitter Tweet. …

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Turkish ambassador over recent deadly airstrikes carried out by Ankara against the purported strongholds of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group in the country’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. The ministry said in a statement that Ambassador Fatih Yildiz was called in on Tuesday, …

Two rockets landed by the Baghdad Airport near US troop stations early on Tuesday morning local time, according to reports. Some reports suggest that the rockets landed near the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, which hosts US coalition personnel. There are no reports of any casualties, although there are some reports …

Al-Fateh Parliamentary bloc condemned the attack on the city of Sinjar and called on the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to register an official complaint with the United Nations, the Security Council, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation regarding repeated Turkish abuses. The Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered today 45 fatalities and more than 1,106 new Covid-19 cases, while today’s recovery count amounted to 1150; the highest since the beginning of the outbreak in the country. The ministry said in a statement today that 10135 tests were performed today, raising …

Iraqi minister of foreign affairs Fouad Hussein received, today, an official invitation from his Chinese counterpart to visit Beijing. In a statement the ministry said that, “Hussein met with the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Iraq, Zhang Tao, and discussed enhancing the bilateral historical and strategic relations …

An attack was carried out by Islamic State (ISIS) on a village north of Khanaqin, killing six security personnel and wounding others, a security source in Diyala said on Sunday. “ ISIS carried out a terrorist attack yesterday on Mikhas village, killing three policemen, one soldier and two members of …

The Secretary-General of the “Asaib Ahl al-Haq” group, Qais Al-Khazali accused on Saturday, the Gulf States including Saudi Arabia as well as America and Israel of conspiring against Iraq by exceptional projects in which they had spent billions of dollars. “Six years ago our country was subjected to a special …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment revealed on Saturday that it is likely to extend the total lockdown throughout the country until next July if the number of Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases continues to uptick while noting that the partial curfew will start from tomorrow. “The high coronavirus cases may …

The Turkish government has informed Iraq and countries of the world of lifting travel restrictions related to entry and exit of citizens of all countries through air, land, and seaports. The Iraqi ambassador to Ankara informed the Iraqi government that Turkey has lifted travel restrictions on entry and exit of …

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Brigade 16, carried out a massive security operation to secure areas of southwest Kirkuk Governorate from ISIS terrorists. PMF statement said: “A force of the 16th Brigade with the PMF (Hashed Al Sha’abi) in the Qaratbah sector carried out a field duty and a combing …

Iraqi Minister of Health and Environment, Hassan Al-Tamimi, announced Friday the preparations of the Baghdad International Fair to accommodate people living with the Coronavirus. MOH media office stated, in a statement, that the Minister “supervised the equipping of “centers for isolating” for those infected with Coronavirus after investing the halls …

On Friday, the Iraqi MP from the Badr Parliamentary Bloc, Karim Aliwi Al-Muhammadawi, warned the government against postponing the negotiation of the occupation to the last paragraphs or tampering with it. Al-Muhammaddawi said in a statement, “The negotiating delegation must resolve the issue of the Americans leaving and we will …

Iranian transport and urban development minister announced that Iran and Iraq have reached a deal on building a 354-kilometer highway between the two countries, Press TV reported. Mohammad Eslami said that the long highway connecting the city of Mehran on the western Iranian border to the holy city of Najaf …

Iraqi Health Minister Hassan Mohammed al-Tamimi and Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi in a meeting in Baghdad stressed the need for widening mutual cooperation in the health sector. During the meeting in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, both officials agreed to reopen all Iraqi borders with Iran twice a …

Iraqi Foreign Ministry, on Friday, confirmed the first session of the US-Iraq dialogue, which will pave the way for other sessions to be held directly in the future. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, stated, “The Iraqi delegation, headed by Senior Undersecretary Abdul Karim Hashem, held with the United …