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The spokesman for Iraq’s Joint Operations Command says government forces have begun to gain full control over all border points with neighboring Iran, stressing Baghdad is fully committed to implementing the security agreement with Tehran. “Iraqi government forces have begun to establish control over all border points with Iran, and …

The Iraqi Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, stated on Sunday that Iraq’s average oil production is 4.23 million barrels per day and its oil exports are 3.35 million barrels per day. Abdul-Ghani mentioned that an agreement has not yet been reached with Turkey regarding the resumption of oil exports from …

Iraq’s Government spokesperson Bassem Al-Awadi confirmed on Friday, that the federal government has fully implemented its financial obligations towards Kurdistan region. “The federal government has fully implemented its financial obligations towards the Kurdistan region, and has made the utmost efforts to provide solutions,” Al-Awadi said in a post on the …

A security delegation headed on Thursday by the Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yar allah, arrived in Kirkuk to oversee the security situation following recent events in the disputed region. The Iraqi News Agency (INA) reporter said, “The Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant …

A water lake in the Kurdistan region of Iraq astonishes people because the watercolor changes to several colors, such as violet, white and pink, as temperature changes. Rare species of turtles threatened with extinction live in the lake that contains large quantities of sulfur and rare algae. This environment prompted …

Iraqi media outlets reported on Saturday that Turkish drones bombarded villages in Matin Mountain in Dohuk governorate in northern Iraq. A security source said Turkish drones targeted the villages of Matin Mountain near Amedi town in Dohuk governorate, Baghdad Today reported. The source added that the Turkish bombardment targeted sites …

Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court, the highest judicial authority in Iraq, on Wednesday decided to delay its ruling on the constitutionality of extending the term of the Kurdistan Parliament. The verdict is now expected to be announced on the 24th of this month (May). A judicial source informed the Al-Ghadeer News …

Iraq’s federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have not reached an agreement needed to resume oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq to the Turkish port of Ceyhan, Iraqi oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani said on Wednesday. Turkey halted Iraq’s 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) of …

Iraq called on Turkey on Saturday to apologize for what it said was an attack on Sulaymaniyah airport in Iraq’s north, saying the Turkish government must cease hostilities on Iraqi soil. The Iraqi presidency said in a statement that Turkey has no legal justification to “continue its approach of intimidating …

After long disagreements, it seems that the federal government and the regional government finally agreed on a joint mechanism to sell Kurdistan’s oil. Sources revealed that representatives of the Kurdistan region and the federal government, during a meeting held on Friday in Baghdad, agreed on a new mechanism to jointly …

Iraq halted crude exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and northern Kirkuk fields on Saturday, an oil official told Reuters, after the country won a longstanding arbitration case against Turkey. Turkey informed Iraq that it will respect the arbitration ruling, a senior Iraqi oil official said. Turkish shipping officials informed …

The process of uncovering mass graves in the Sinjar district, containing the remains of Yazidi victims brutally killed by ISIS terrorists in 2014, is ongoing. Nechirvan Hussein, spokesperson for the Investigation and Evidence Gathering Agency of the Kurdistan Regional Government, stated that “the Iraqi National Team, in collaboration with the …

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has discussed security cooperation with Iraqi sides during his ongoing visit to the neighboring state, stressing that this cooperation will improve the security and stability of both countries. The Iranian minister, who is in Iraq for an official visit, held separate meetings with a number …

The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Rashid, confirmed on Tuesday, that approving the general budget will be approved soon, while referring to the good relationship between the federal government and the Kurdistan region and a common desire to develop radical solutions to outstanding issues in accordance with the constitution …

Dialogue is a form of “joint regional security” that can contribute to alleviating the inflammations in the Middle East, Iraq’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, Fuad Hussein, said on Saturday during a panel discussion on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Along with his …

On Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool revealed that the border guards continued deploying at the borders with Turkiye and Iran in the Kurdistan Region within the fault line. Rasool said in a press conference that the security forces have begun to …

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Iraqi official decision to deploy border guards between Iraq and Iran. On Monday, the spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanaani revealed details about the visit of the Iraqi PM, Muhammad S. Al-Sudani to Tehran, which is his third trip abroad …

Duhok Police announced on Friday that a student died of his injuries due to the gas explosion. Nechirvan Abdel Aziz died in a hospital in Turkey where he was treated. The Police said. The death toll reached six, and dozens were wounded when a gas explosion leaked from a cylinder …

Fifteen people were killed in a gas cylinder explosion in a residential area in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya, the civil defence said on Friday. A rescue operation lasting 17 hours had now ended, the civil defence added. Earlier on Friday, Haval Abubaker, the governor of Sulaimaniya province, announced …

Turkish intelligence targeted the PKK member who was in charge of the group’s so-called “health committee” since last year. Turkish intelligence has “neutralised” a senior PKK in northern Iraq, security sources said. Okkes Develi was targeted in an operation by Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organisation in the Gara region, said the …