Iraqi PMF announced the success of the operations against remnants of ISIS in the Hamrin area, reaffirming that the group no longer poses threat to the main road between Kirkuk and Baghdad.
10 month agoThe directorate of military intelligence announced the arrest of a leading member of ISIS in an ambush in Diyala's northeastern sub-district of Qara Tappa.
IS has claimed responsibility Friday for a suicide bombing at a Baghdad market the previous day that killed eight people
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes near Iraq's Sulaimaniya - USGS
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 32km SW of Halabjah, Iraq
In Iraq, former governor of Ninawa Province says government's decision to arm 50 villages in Jazira area against militants is a good idea but more needed. Quick reaction force, air support, training and intelligence needed to support effort.
A suicide bomber attacked a market #Baghdad's Sadr city: At least 7 killed in Baghdad explosion, in an apparent ISIS attack. A long time since the last attack in Iraq capital
10 month agoIraq: ISIS tries to strengthen ties with Iraqi Sunni population and announces its participation to tribal manifestations in Sharqat
Gunmen kill five members of a family near Mosul
10 month agoThe Iraqi Air Force takes delivery of a new batch of F16 fighter jets.
Iraqi Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee: Iraq must not be part of US sanctions on Iran. We reject the political pressure the US is applying to Iraq.
Iraqi MP accuses US aircraft of starting fire in large agricultural fields near Speiker base in Salah ad-Din Province. This is another US violation of Iraqi sovereignty.
10 month agoThe Iraqi ministry of interior declared that federal police discovered an ISIS hideout in Kirkuk's southern village of Khzefiya which contained 42 rockets.
After canceling Germany stop to fly to Iraq, @Pompeo skips a visit to Greenland amid new US tensions with Iran: @StateDept
Iraqi PMF (Hashd) leader says if US infringes on Iraqi sovereignty or the sovereignty of Iraq's neighbors, it could lead to attacks on US bases in Iraq and in the region.
11 month agoIraqi PM: Hosted @SecPompeo; substantive conversation about Iraq-US strategic partnership, consolidating victory against ISIS through economic regeneration, regional cooperation. Iraq's national interest requires promoting relations with all our neighbors, not becoming zone for conflict
11 month agoIslamic State: Yesterday, A soldier of the Iraqi military was killed by a sniper in west Khanaqin, Diyala, Iraq
11 month agoIslamic State: 2 days ago, a PMU was killed by a sniper in the Amiriyah region, west Fallujah, Iraq
Two police officers killed by Daesh in Iraq's Kirkuk
Pompeo says he visited Iraq due to Iran's "escalating activity"
Pompeo during his visit, stressed that Washington is committed to protecting the sovereignty of Iraq
US Secretary of State leaves Baghdad after a brief visit during which he met with Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi
Iraqi government source: US Secretary of State arrives in Baghdad and meet Iraqi Prime Minister
11 month agoTurkish warplanes bomb Kurazhar mountain for second time in two days
Seven Swedish children, whose parents joined ISIS and were reportedly killed in northern Syria, have been handed over to a delegation from Sweden for repatriation.
US Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Baghdad, Iraq on an unannounced visit.
Acting SecDef Shanahan on threats from Iran: "We're very prudent and we're very measured but our focus remains the same: combat a clandestine insurgency, rebuild security in Iraq." Adds, "We have credible reporting.getting in the right posture for that dynamic environment."
No link between Exxon deal and Iran sanctions waiver -Iraqi PM
11 month agoPompeo plane is heading over Turkey
11 month agoISIS has released a new photo series showing the attack against Iraqi military IED in Tarmiyah of Baghdad, Iraq.
