In Iraq, PMU (Hashd) defeat ISIS attack on village south of Mosul. 3 ISIS killed. 3rd attack in same area in 24 hours.
3 week agoIS has just officialy claimed the killing of this brigadier general. Overall 8 separate East Tikrit claims have been released in recent two days. Their night operations are supported by noctovision use.
3 week agoIraqi troops start a new operation in Metebeja east of Samarra
3 week agoIraq Tikrit: Isis target an Iraqi Army outpost during a night raid.
Inherent Resolve: Between May 18 and May 24, Coalition military forces conducted 52 strikes consisting of 70 engagements in Iraq and Syria.
Iraqi volunteer team recovers 150 bodies of women and children from one house in Old Mosul neighborhood, West Mosul. Recovery operations have intensified recently
Turkish artillery shelling PKK bases in mountain villages NE Duhok.
In Iraq, terrorist attacks on 2 power lines in Kirkuk province leads to cutting of electricity to Hawija district and Tikrit city during heat wave.
Rosneft signs deal to build natural gas pipeline in Kurdistan Region
Iraq says its warplanes have struck two sites belonging to ISIS in eastern Syria
11 Islamic State militants killed while trying to storm villages in Kirkuk
TSK: Six militants were neutralized in an air campaign in northern Iraq.
3 week agoIraqi airforce F-16 carried out strikes against ISIS inside Syria
3 week agoKDP delegation in Baghdad met with the Iranian ambassador to Iraq in their last day in Baghdad and summarised their meetings with the Iraqi leaders.
Islamic State claims responsibility for Thursday morning blasts in Baghdad - Amaq
3 week agoJoint SDF Iraqi army points to prevent cross border ISIS infiltration
Iraqi Interior Ministry announces the capture of the commander of ISIS assassination detachment in Mosul. He was captured in Nour neighborhood of East Mosul.
Turkish warplanes shell several areas in Kurdistan Region
Iraqi Parliament Defense Committee denies that US Special Forces have arrived in Baghdad's Green Zone to protect US Embassy. False reports are circulating that US Delta Force is in Green Zone and that US combat troop presence has increased in Iraq.
Turkish jets shell Hakurk and Bradost
3 week agoMuqtada Al-Sadr's tweets are being erected as billboards in Iraqi provinces.
ISIS militants attack village in Jalawla, killing three
Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the suicide bombing that struck al-Shoala district west of Baghdad
Suicide bomber in north Baghdad kills 4 and injures 15. He was trying to enter a park.
Main election winner in Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, meets with UN official in Baghdad and demands international support in preventing other governments and regional powers from intervening in election results (interference in forming new Iraqi government).
PM @HaiderAlAbadi: Our armed forces secured the Syrian side of the border with Iraq. Safeguarding Iraq's national security is the @IraqiGovt's overriding priority
3 week agoTurkey continues deploying troops in Kurdistan Region Iraq Turkey
PM @HaiderAlAbadi: Once again, I want to congratulate all the winning candidates in the parliamentary elections. It is important that appeals against some results are investigated quickly, transparently and according to law
PM @HaiderAlAbadi: I call on political parties to adhere to the constitutionally mandated timetable for the convening of the new parliament and the formation of the next government
PM @HaiderAlAbadi: Protecting Iraq and the Iraqi people is our paramount duty; we will continue to take the necessary measures to safeguard Iraq's national security
