Armed militias are now controlling the ring road in the city of Nasiriyah, southern Iraq.
Iraqi officials: Baghdad has no immediate alternative to Iranian energy imports and peak summer consumption could risk severe energy shortage
US State Department Spokesperson: US Did Not Renew Waiver Granted to Iraq to Buy Electricity from Iran
1 day agoMilitias kill a man in his fifties with several gunshots in Al-Shatrah district, north of Dhi Qar Governorate
3 day agoNineveh Governor Abdul Qader al-Dakhil announced on Wednesday a project to open the largest mass grave in the country, noting at the same time that the "Khasfa" cemetery south of Mosul contains 15-20 thousand remains. These were killed by ISIS after it took control of Nineveh areas in northern Iraq and committed genocide against the Yazidi sect
Erdogan's party: Kurdish militants in Türkiye, Iraq and Syria must lay down their weapons
1 week agoPresident @IKRPresident: "We warmly welcome the message of Mr. Öcalan and his call for the disarmament and dissolution of the PKK. We urge the PKK to adhere to and implement this message."
Ocalan in a letter from his prison: The language of the era of peace and democratic society needs to be developed
Jailed militant PKK leader Ocalan says all groups must lay down their arms and the PKK must dissolve itself, Turkey's pro-Kurdish party says
Abdullah Ocalan's statement: I call on the PKK to hold a general conference and decide to dissolve itself
KRG says it has reached an agreement with the Iraqi government to resume Kurdish oil exports - Statement
Iraq’s oil ministry confirms the completion of measures to resume oil production from the Kurdistan Region via Turkey's Ceyhan port
Reuters: US administration asks Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports quickly or face sanctions alongside Iran
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announces the killing of two PKK militants in an operation targeting them in the Hakurk region in northern Iraq.
2 week agoThe Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the killing of 9 militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party, after they were spotted in the Kara and Hakurk regions in northern Iraq.
2 week agoTurkish Ministry of National Defense announced that two PKK militants were neutralized in the Gara and Claw-Lock Operation regions in northern Iraq.
The Kurdistan Region's oil exports could resume before March as "all legal procedures have been completed" - KRG natural resources minister tells Rudaw
US Central Command: Two ISIS members killed in raids by Iraqi security forces supported by US forces near Kirkuk
At least three senior Islamic State (IS) leaders, including the group's so-called "governor of Kirkuk," were killed in an Iraqi airstrike late last month, the Iraqi army confirmed on Saturday
Sulaimaniya protests in support of the strikers are expanding.13 teachers and employees have been on hunger strike for 11 days against the non-payment of monthly salaries on time by the Kurdistan Regional Government
Five people were injured in a fight that took place in Al-Muwafaqiya area in central Basra Governorate.
Iraqi PM Sudani: We are waiting for our friends in the United States to allow us to import Iranian oil and gas until we develop our own capacity
Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani calls on the ruling State Administration Coalition to meet Saturday "to discuss the general situation in the country" after Iraq's top court suspended the implementation of three laws crucial to Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites - Statement
1 month agoTurkish warplanes carried out air operations against Tepe Bahar and Bole Mountain
A Jan. 31 airstrike near Kirkuk, Iraq, killed five ISIS operatives. - US Central Command
The Iraqi Oil Ministry has denied any involvement in purchasing or re-exporting Iranian crude oil
1 month agoDemonstrations over unpaid salaries have intensified in Sulaymaniyah, with hundreds of teachers marching today to join striking educators who have been protesting for a week
1 month agoTwo unidentified bodies were found in the Souq Al-Shuyukh district, south of Dhi Qar Governorate.
1 month agoSwedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that a foreign power was behind the killing of Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, at a time when he was supposed to appear before the judiciary over the controversy he caused in 2023 when he burned copies of the Qur'an, which caused a wave of protests and condemnations in many Islamic countries around the world.
The Turkish military has intensified its airstrikes in the Gara region, and, for the first time in a considerable period, targeted Gara Mountain, where it overlooks the town of Sarsing. Duhok, Kurdistan region
