KDP Asayish raided on two homes of PUK officials and activists in Erbil, kidnapping them without having any arrest papers. In last 10 days, 15-20 PUK members and officials have been kidnapped/arrested by KDP in KDP area.
Iraqi Security Forces arrest 15 ISIS attempting to infiltrate into Badush area 23 kilometers northwest of Mosul.
Trump: I like Kurds but I don't like them selling oil to Iran.
Trump scoffs at the military contributions of U.S. allies to U.S.-led coalitions, saying that a mere "200 soldiers to Iraq" or "100 soldiers from a big country to Syria or Afghanistan" doesn't make up for how these countries take advantage of the U.S. on trade and such.
Leader in Iraqi Dawa Party: Iraqi Forces cannot provide security against ISIS. We need foreign forces to assist us.
1 year agoTurkish Air Force targeted PKK's camps in KRG's Duhok in Iraq
Iraq Dec. total crude oil exports 3.726m b/d, up 354k b/d m/m - oil ministry: statement.
Reports say the fighter jets of the Turkish army bombed the vicinity of the Guheriz village and scout flights were made in the Zap and Kurejero regions. There is no information on the outcome of the attacks.
Iraqi president @BarhamSalih to visit Turkey tomorrow, according to some sources Turkish president @RT_Erdogan will receive him to discuss many issues including bilateral relations and the case of PKK.
Turkish Defense Minister Akar: We respect the territorial integrity of neighboring countries and our military operations in Syria and Iraq is not optional but the need to eliminate terrorism
1 year agoMilitary Intelligence managed to seize 3 of those ISIS-made suppressors from a tunnel in Makhoul range today. A total of 4 tunnels were destroyed this morning.
A final message, as well, from the US Special Envoy to the Defeat ISIS Coalition, @brett_mcgurk "I wish my former civilian and military colleagues well as they work under extremely difficult circumstances to protect the interests of our great country."
IQAF bombarded Susah SE Deir ez-Zur
Israel's army top spy says Iraq is under growing influence of Iran, suggests Israel could attack there as it does in Syria
'Ridiculous,' says KRSC after Syria puts Masrour Barzani on terror list
Syria's state news agency says President Assad has authorized Iraqi forces to attack the Islamic State group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus.
US military says it is responsible for inadvertently killing 1,139 civilians in the ISIS war since August 2014, in 31,406 airstrikes per new internal @CENTCOM accounting. Also says 12 killed in May 2017 strike on Mosul bomb making facility from secondary explosion.
Iraqi SWAT forces arrest reporter covering protests in front of Basra Province government building. Initially, security forces tried to seize his equipment. When he resisted, he was arrested.
Damascus and Baghdad agree to raise the level of security coordination to combat the terrorism in the two countries
1 year agoPMU start a new operation against Isis sleepe cells in Tikrit desert
1 year agoRenewed demonstrations in Basra in front of the provincial building to demand the removal of the governor, and dissolved the provincial council.
1 year agoIraqi protesters wearing yellow vests, imitating the French "YellowVests" movement, demonstrate against corruption and lack of services in the southern city of Basra on December 28, 2018.
ISIS attacked Iraqi Police near Khanaqin, Diyala Province. At least two killed dozen wounded.
TSK ground troops killed 5 PKK militants in northern Iraq which were attempting to attack a forward base, a number of weapons and ammonition was also recovered. Several ground sweeps are on going with air support at hand.
Iraqi PMU targeting town of Al-Baguz in the eastern countryside of Deir Al-Azur with heavy artillery
1 year agoShiite cleric Ali al-Sistani meets Sheikh Issa Qassem in Najaf.
1 year agoKata'ib Sayyid Shuhad KSS once again shelled ISIS positions in Soussa tonight
ISIS Daesh claims 3rd attack few klicks west of Al Qaim, Anbar province killing 7 ISF troops, destroying 1x HUMVEE, capturing weapons and ammo and 1 x military vehicle. Iraq
Sounds of a large explosion and sirens at the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
Iraq's PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi says Iraqi authorities were informed in advance about Trump's visit to Al-Asad airbase and Trump phoned to invite him to the White House.
