US military requests $1.4bn for Iraq, Syria train and equip in 2019
Brett McGurk: Broad gathering of Kuwaiti and International NGOs earlier today produced $330M for Iraq's immediate humanitarian and stabilization needs in areas captured from ISIS
Iraq's Parliamentary speaker Salim al-Jabouri says budget draft by PM @HaiderAlAbadi is not legal or constitutional.
Iraqi PMU (Hashd) withdraws from west Mosul and moves to city's outskirts to provide security. Local police assume security duties in city. Iraqi 20th Army Division also providing security outside of Mosul.
Iraqi PMU (Hashd) 13 Brigade says it has rescued 11 Syrian Democratic Forces on Iraq-Syria border who were surrounded by ISIS.
Iraqi MoI Intelligence: ISIS leader Baghdadi is still alive and in Jazira Syria area near Iraqi border. He is in poor health and in poor mental state. He cannot walk on his own due to injures and he has diabetes. Due to a source in his organization.
French foreign minister LeDrian to visit Erbil and meet with Kurdish officials today.
Iraq seeks $88.2 bln for reconstruction: minister
Russia, Iraq reach agreement on Russian investment in Kurdistan
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrives in Baghdad
Iraqi MP close to Maliki threatens US: "if US insists in staying in Iraq, it will find itself in a new Vietnam"
War against ISIS in Iraq caused $45.7 billion of damage to infrastructure, according to @WorldBank study
2 month agoAn increase in assassinations - explosives were placed under the vehicle of 2 PMU fighters in Amerli that failed to detonate effectively.
2 month agoPhotos of Brigade 52 with Rapid Response during operations today
2 month agoPeshmerga General Ayub Yusuf commanding Kosrat Rasul's two personal brigades threatens to seize oil trucks in Kurdistan if KRG does not pay Peshmerga salaries ASAP. "Rest assured we can do this"
Islamic State reports killing militiaman from Hashd Al-Shaabi PMU west of Tuz Khurmatu in Kirkuk Province
Iraqi Security Forces gathered in Basra awaiting orders from PM to start operation to impose security in the province. Forces include PMU (Hashd) and Counter-terrorism service 3rd ISOF Brigade. One of main goals is to collect unauthorized weapons.
2 month agoBaghdad protest today
2 month ago3 civilians killed, injured in explosion in eastern Baghdad
Reports of a shooting in Khanaqin; casualties reported but unconfirmed. Police are investigating.
U.S. not expected to contribute any money at Iraq reconstruction conference in Kuwait next week - officials
French Foreign Minister says the French citizens who fought with ISIS before being arrested in Syria or Iraq will be judged by local authorities and won't be repatriated to France
Admin policy statement says increase in defense spending "would ensure America is prepared to deter and, if necessary, defeat the full spectrum of threats from rival powers, rogue states, and terrorist organizations like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria."
2 month ago2 Chinooks and one Apache were spotted in one of Hawija villages (Shamlan village) at 6 AM
2 month agoIRAM launch by Iraq's Rapid Response units during the "White Flags" operation earlier today
Iraqi army moves to secure planned oil route to Iran
2 month agoKRG @PMBarzani: Setting date for Kurdish elections needs consultation with political parties
2 month agoNew military border posts security systems have launched in Turkey's Iraq border in Hakkari
Iraqi forces, Iranian-backed Hashd launch operation against 'White Flags' east of Tuz Khurmatu
Nine US tanks given to Iraq's military to fight ISIS are in the hands of Iranian-backed militants, Pentagon watchdog says
