From Iraq, the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs: The region today is passing through a very tense phase and all countries should seek calm
Turkish strikes at Sinjar: At least 8 killed and several wounded - source
Turkish warplanes strike PKK affiliated groups near Sinjar, western Mosul
Unknown war jets conducts an air strike in Snune town near Sinjar in Musul
Qatar foreign minister arrives in Baghdad- Rudaw reporter
Iranian Foreign Minister: We did not ask for the withdrawal of American forces from Iraq
2 month agoVideo shows Iraqi security forces clash with IS militants after attack against Checkpoint in Dujail near Baghdad, which caused 2 kills and 5 wounded including an officer.
Report of an explosion in Baghdad and heavy gunfire
2 month agoSecurity Media Cell: ISIS attacked one of the points in Dujail / Salahuddin Fourth Emergency regiment, in the Sheikh Ibrahim area near Baghdad, which resulted in the killing of two affiliates and wounding Five others, including an officer.
US defense official tells @CarlaBabbVOA rocket attack targeting Camp Taji hit so far off base that it wasn't even considered a threat to US forces.
2 month agoNajaf: Protesters leave for march after the power cuts at sit-in area
ISIS has carried out two attacks on Iraqi posts along the border with Syria following the US decision to suspend counter-ISIS missions, according to a US defense official and Iraqi security officials
An explosion hits Iraqi capital Baghdad. The explosion was in Al Waziriyah neighborhood
Clashes between ISIS and security forces in the Dujail district
Iraqi CTS force arrests three members of Iranian backed al-Nujaba group and seizes weapons and equipment in their possession in Al-Karma western Baghdad, according to some sources they launched 8 rockets toward Taji military base which hosts US & German trainers
No casualties after Taji camp north of Baghdad was targeted with few projectiles
2 month agoMuqtada al-Sadr, from Iran, calls for million-strong protest to condemn "the US presence and its violations," in Iraq. Says the move will be followed by other popular, political and parliamentary moves to protect "Iraq's dignity and sovereignty."
Saudi Council of Ministers: The Kingdom confirms its support for Iraq after Iran targets two Iraqi military bases in which the international coalition forces are located
2 month agoBasra.The release of detained students
2 month agoSecurity reinforcements after gatherings of protesters in Samawah
Explosions heard in the city of Nasiriyah.
Office of @VP tells @VOANews that @Mike_Pence "did not travel to Iraq" - knocking down this bit of disinformation being spread by an Iranian news agency
The US Secretary of State: We can reduce the number of our forces in the region and achieve security for our interests at the same time
2 month ago"Unstable security situation" prompts @AlhurraIraq to scale back its field presence in Iraq
Amid speculation about NATO's future role in Iraq, @NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg will meet Tuesday in Brussels with the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq, Mr. Abdul Karim Hashim Aboualgus, the alliance said in a statement
2 month agoDemonstrations in Tahrir Square, central Baghdad, under rain showers
12 demonstrators and about 30 policemen were wounded in clashes in the Iraqi city of Kut
2 month agoProtesters in Kut Iraq set up road blocks this morning
2 month agoRenewed confrontations at the intersection in the city of Kut
Statement of the Al-Fatah coalition headed by al-Amiri denies the meeting with the Sadr Alliance in the Iranian Qom
