An Iraqi official said on Wednesday that Iranian forces targeted areas near the northern Iraqi city of Erbil in artillery strikes. Ihsan Chalabi, a senior official in the region’s Sidekan area, indicated
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The need to promote stability in Sinjar to prevent terrorists from having a foothold in the area was underlined by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, in a statement on Monday. In order
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According to a recently published Pentagon analysis, the PKK terror group is coordinating with Iran-backed militia groups against Turkish forces in northern Iraq. Iran-backed militants have recently “increased attacks against Turkish forces
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The current Turkish military operation in northern Iraq represents an advanced stage in the series of operations that began in May 2019, and aims to eliminate the threat of the Kurdistan Workers’
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Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday that nearly 700 families have left Sinjar in northern Iraq following Monday’s clashes between the Iraqi army and a PKK-affiliated militia called Sinjar Resistance Units. According
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Officials have stated on Sunday that six rockets hit the Khabat district of Erbil, the capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). In a statement, the KRG’s anti-terror unit confirmed the
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A few days ago, Iraq witnessed angry crowds storming, burning and destroying most of the mosques and offices of representatives of the Shiite cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi in the provinces of central and
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Iraqi authorities on Friday announced a state of high alert for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, fearing possible suicide attacks on soft targets. Baghdad Operations Commander Lt. Gen. Ahmed Salim told,
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In order to protest accusations by a lawmaker for the Kuwaiti Coast Guard of assaulting Iraqi fishermen, Kuwait summoned Iraq’s ambassador to the country on Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry said in a
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A fifth round of tension-easing talks between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia was hosted by Iraq, according to a statement by Iraq’s foreign ministry spokesperson. Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Al-Sahaf
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