Tag: Iraq
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…
Rocket hits site of foreign oil firms in Iraq
The Iraq’s Military has said a rocket struck the site of the residential and operations headquarters of several global major…
U.S. Secretary of State meets Iraqi Speaker over ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, met with Iraqi Speaker of Parliament, Mohammed al-Halbousi in Baghdad on Wednesday, according to…
Iraq to play a bigger role in Syria after U.S. withdrawal
The Iraq’s prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in…
Over 200 mass graves found in former IS territory
More than 200 mass graves containing thousands of bodies have been discovered in Iraqi regions formerly controlled by Islamic State…
Roadside bomb kills 3 Shi’ite pilgrims
Three Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed by a roadside bomb as they walked to a holy site near the northeastern…
Car bomb kills 4, wounds 15 in Iraq
At least four people were killed and 15 wounded in a car bomb blast in the Northern Iraqi Town of…
UN Chief confirms support to Iraq
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday confirmed UN’s support to Iraq and the continuing of its programmes in the war-torn…
Iraq: Protester killed during clashes with security forces
Hundreds of people gathered near a provincial Government building in Iraq’s Southern oil hub Basra on Tuesday to mourn the…
Iran supplies ballistic missiles to Shi’ite proxies in Iraq – Sources
Iran has given ballistic missiles to Shi’ite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to…
Iraq cuts short national election recount in Baghdad
Iraq’s election commission said it had completed a manual recount of votes from a parliamentary election held in May, after…
Asian Games: Iraq withdraws from football tournament
Iraq have withdrawn from the football tournament of this month’s Asian Games at Jakarta in Indonesia, potentially throwing the competition…
3 gunmen open fire, enter govt building
Gunmen entered the governorate building in Erbil, the seat of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq on Monday,…