According to the Iraqi defense ministry, the country launched a large-scale military operation against the Daesh/ISIS terror group in five provinces. The offensive targets Daesh/ISIS remnants in the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh,
MoreAccording to a local military officer, three members of the pro-government Hashd al-Shaabi militia, also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, were killed in a twin attack on Wednesday in eastern Iraq.
MoreIn order to protest the burning of a copy of the Qur’an by far-right extremists in Sweden, Iraq summoned the Swedish chargé d’affaires, Hakan Rooth, on Sunday. According to media reports, Rasmus
MoreAssaults on Baghdad’s northern suburbs by rockets were repulsed by the Iraqi forces. As the Baghdad Operations Command reported on Wednesday, its officers “arrested three individuals after monitoring their activities on the
MoreOn Saturday, Iraqi President Barham Salih called on the country’s political forces to reach a consensus to end the crisis surrounding the formation of a government. The Iraqi president said the country
MoreLocal authorities in Iraq’s southern Najaf province say they have discovered a mass grave believed to contain opponents of Saddam Hussein’s regime. The grave was discovered on Monday, according to local authorities.
MoreMeetings with Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday by an Arab League delegation, to seek a solution to the Ukraine crisis through diplomacy. The Arab League delegation
MoreOfficials have stated that Iraqi legislators have failed to elect a new president for lack of a quorum for a third time, deepening the war-scarred country’s political crisis. The continued failure by
MoreA new Iraqi government should be formed by the country’s political parties if they can unite, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on Sunday. A statement from al-Kadhimi’s office reads, “I call
MoreOn Saturday, after dozens of lawmakers boycotted the voting session, the Iraqi parliament failed to elect the country’s president which was reported through a statement issued by the body, saying 126 out
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