Tag: Iraq
Breaking: Iran launches fierce missile assault on US strongholds in Qatar, Iraq
A senior White House official said national security teams are “closely monitoring” credible threats, particularly to the Coalition Air Operations…
NAPTIP intercepts 13 Iraq-bound Nigerian girls at Abuja Airport
NAPTIP's spokesman, Vincent Adekoye in a statement in Abuja said the Iraq-bound girls were intercepted following a tip-off by some…
Iraqi court sentences 9 drug dealers to death
A statement by the Supreme Judicial Council said that the Central Criminal Court issued a verdict to execute nine drug…
Iraq files complaint to UN, says Israel used its airspace to hit Iran
More than a dozen political parties in Iraq have ties to Iran, and many of Iraq’s militias also remain loyal…
Iraqi court sentences 7 drug dealers to death
The chaos and conflicts that have engulfed Iraq since the U.S. invasion in 2003 impeded Iraqi governments from effectively addressing…
U.S. strikes 2 targets in Syria in response to ‘continued attacks’
Pro-Iranian militias have intensified their attacks on U.S. military bases in Syria and Iraq in recent weeks as a response…
Iranian-backed militias strike again at U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria
So far there have been 46 attacks on military bases with U.S soldiers in the two countries since mid-October –…
Iraqi Shi’ite Sadrist lawmakers resign from parliament
Sadr, a populist who has positioned himself as a staunch opponent of both Iran and the United States, said in…
Pope Francis lands in Iraq for historic visit
Pope Francis has landed in Iraq for a historic tour of the war-ravaged nation. He is expected to meet with…
Pope Francis set to make history with Iraqi visit
he Vatican press office on Monday announced that Pope Francis will travel to Iraq in March next year, the first…
UN supports plan to close displacement camps in Iraq
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)on Friday said that it supports the Iraqi government plan to return displaced people…
Iraq suspends Reuters over report on coronavirus cases
The Iraqi government has suspended the licence of the Reuters news agency after it published a story claiming the number…
Iraq understates confirmed coronavirus cases
Iraq has been understating its confirmed COVID-19 cases, as it has many times more than the 772 it has publicly…
Fresh trouble for US troops in Iraq: Cleric Sadr calls for million-man march
Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has asked Iraqis stage a “million-man march” against the continued US military presence in the…
Rockets hit US military base in Iraq
A rocket strike has been reported at US base north of Baghdad in Iraq. But there was no report of…
U.S. seeks dialogue with Iraqi government
The U.S. has expressed its desire to maintain its military presence in Iraq, in spite of a request by the…
Major airlines abandon Iran, Iraq
Major airlines canceled Iran and Iraq flights on Wednesday and re-routed others away from both countries’ airspace, following an Iranian…
Canada says its soldiers safe in Iraq
Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance tweeted Tuesday night that all the country's military personnel in Iraq…
Iran launches second round of missiles attack against US
Iran has started its “second round” of attacks against bases holding U.S. troops in Iraq, the Tehran-based Tasnim news agency…
2 airlines suspend flights to Iraq
Egypt's flag carrier and Bahrain's Gulf Air have suspended flights to the Iraqi capital for for security reasons.
Canada pulling out troops from Iraq
Canada's Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said the Canadian military will temporarily relocate some soldiers from Iraq…
Pentagon confusion: US troops not leaving Iraq, Seely’s letter mistake
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the letter from the top U.S. commander in…
Unlike Trump, US military says it’s ready to quit Iraq
The US military has informed its counterparts in Baghdad it was preparing for “movement out of Iraq,” a day after…
Trump says Iraq must pay billions before US troops quit
President Donald Trump said the over 5,000 US troops in Iraq will not leave until Iraq compensated America for the…
3 rockets hit US military base in Baghdad
Three rockets have hit US military air base 80 kilometres north of Baghdad. The Al-Balad military air base hosts US…
Car bomb kills two soldiers
A parked car exploded in Iraq’s western province of Anbar early on Monday, killing two soldiers and wounding an officer…
U.S. vice president, Pence arrives in Iraq on surprise visit
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for a previously unannounced visit expected to focus on weeks-long…
Internet blackout in Baghdad
Iraqi authorities have denied citizens access to the internet, as the country tries to quell nationwide protests, which began since…
73 killed in anti-government protests in Iraq
At least, 73 people have been killed, majority of whom are civilians, and more than 3,000 wounded since anti-government protests…
ISIS back from the dead in Syria, Iraq
US leader President Donald Trump declared total victory against ISIS too early in March as reports by US and Iraqi…