Iraq: An IED detonated under a vehicle earlier in Basra's busy jazair street. All the indications are this was criminal and not ISIS related. IEDs are used frequently by criminal gangs and militias to extort or intimidate
1 week agoIraqi PM Mustfa Kadhimi assigns former Defense Minister Khaled al-Obaidi as National Security Advisor, replacing Faleh al-Fayadh.
In Iraq, leader of Asaib Ahl al-Haqq militia attacks Joint Operations Command: your statements [concerning Counter-terrorism service's arrest of militia leaders] were created by Americans
1 week agoDemonstration at Tahrir square in Baghdad, protesters supporting Iraqi counter-terrorism forces
Iraq has reported 2,054 new COVID19 cases and 122 new deaths, raising the country's total to 41,193 with 1,559 confirmed deaths. This is the largest number of new deaths reported
1 week agoUSAF KC135R 62-3564 tracking over Iraq near Syrian border
PKK-linked PJAK says one of its fighters "killed" in yesterday's Turkish airstrike in Kuna Masi resort in Slemani. Kurdistan
Turkey continues offensive in Zakho with combined air and ground operations on suspected PKK targets
1 week agoEnglish version of Joint Operations Command statement on the Counter-Terrorism raid on Hezbollah militias
Iraqi Joint Operations: Insurgents who have deployed to the Green Zone seek to remain outside the authority of the state
1 week agoIn Baghdad, video of PMF (Hashd) withdrawing from Green Zone after release of PMF members detained by Counter-terrorism service
Iraq Joint Operations: The arrested group comprises 14 people with two missile launchers
Iraqi Joint Operations: We detected new intentions to carry out operations on government targets inside the Green Zone
1 week agoThreatning the Iraqi PM directly in the heart of Baghdad by members and loyalists of Kataib Hizbullah, He is referring to Alhmedawi whl was designated on the terror list and is being tasked to replace Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis
Iraqi Joint Operations: What happened does not affect the PMU, but the base of armed people claiming to belong to the PMU were raided.
Iraqi sources: Political leaders in the Al-Fateh Coalition are pressuring investigating authorities to release members of the Hezbollah Brigades
Iraqi sources for Sky News Arabia: A missile factory has been seized headed by a foreign expert with the Hezbollah Brigades
Iraq: Clash between Turkish commandos and PKK around the strategic Keşan Mountain in the Haftanin region
Iraqi sources for Sky News Arabia: The prime minister himself is pursuing the arrest of Hezbollah operatives
Iraqi sources for Sky News Arabia: Hezbollah Brigades tried to target Baghdad airport to satisfy Iran and protect corruption to control freight traffic at the airport
Iraqi sources for Sky News Arabia: The detainees from the Hezbollah Brigades were not released
1 week agoCounter-Terrorism forces which is a formal force detained dozens of pro Iranian militias, then other militia groups came on the streets following the raid. After mounting pressure from PMF, all detainees were released.
Military sources confirmed that nearly 600 Armed groub members (Militias)arrived in Baghdad coming from the southern provinces
1 week agoLarge convoy of Hashd vehicles and Hashd supporters on the streets of Baghdad following the news of a 'raid' on Hashd office.. This is around 5:30am
1 week agoWhite Toyota trucks filled with armed men wearing masks parading and threatning the Iraqi Counter Terrorism units
1 week agoEarly morning today, Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militias patrolling the streets of Baghdad following the arrest of over a dozen members for plotting rocket attacks on Iraqi military bases that house US-led coalition forces.
"No US/Coalition involved in tonight's raid on Kataib Hezbollah's headquarter. None. Zip. Zero" Coalition military spokesman confirms
13 pro-Iran fighters arrested for anti-US rocket attacks, according to Iraq officials
Iraq security forces from Counter Terrorism Service raid headquarters of Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah south of Baghdad, seizing rockets + detaining 3 militia leaders - Iraqi gov't officials tell @Reuters
Iraqi security forces raid a headquarters of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group south of Baghdad, detain three leaders - IQ government sources to Reuters
Airstrikes on Makhoul range
ICTS raided KH's HQ in Baghdad's Dora district, and capture rocket launcher sat targeting Baghdad International Airport
Kurdish lawmakers in the Iraqi parliament are calling for an international commission of inquiry on the Turkish bombing
