2 year agoStatement by US Embassy in Baghdad on the deadly ISIS attack on Iraqi forces in Diyala
2 year agoAccording to @amberinzaman, writing for @AlMonitor, the KRG has agreed to open the Semalka border crossing to vital humanitarian aid twice a month, following over a month of US mediation. Semalka has been closed to all traffic by the KRG since December 15
2 year agoIraq: 11 soldiers were killed in an ISIS attack on the headquarters of the First Company in Al-Azim district, north of Diyala
Iraqi President Barham Salih: The terrorist attack in Diyala is a despicable and failed attempt to target our security
An ISIS attack in the Diyala Province killed 11 Iraqi soldiers
Iraqi army officers arrested on charges of selling weapons to armed groups
In Iraq, 2 improvised explosive device attacks in Basra. One near security company & 2nd at housing area
An explosive device exploded near a bank in the central province of Basra, southern Iraq
An armed group affiliated with the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack targeting a pipeline carrying Kurdistan oil to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
A bomb attack on Wednesday evening targeted the office of the second deputy speaker of Iraqi Parliament in the disputed province of Kirkuk, no casualties were reported
2 year agoNational Security Agency: Three leaders of ISIS forces were killed after raiding their den in Al-Taji Beach area. National Security: The three militants were wearing explosive belts that were dismantled after killing them. National Security: The group killed two Awakening sons two days ago.
2 year agoIraq's federal court to look into the complaints to challenge the constitutionality of the Parliament's first session. The appeal against the speaker's election was filed by Mashhadani, as well as another MP, Bassem Khachan
KRG's minister of natural resources claims that the Iraq-Turkey pipeline explosion happened due to electrical faults
Turkish airstrikes target villages in Duhok's Metina area, an official from Deraluk town told Rudaw
UNAMI: We strongly condemn the bombings that took place in recent days in Baghdad
The arrival of the commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Esmail Ghaani, to Najaf
2 year agoA grenade attack targeted a branch of Cihan Bank (related to Kurdish businesses) in Baghdad
2 year agoTwo explosion reported in Baghdad, unclear if any casualties. It came after several attacks against Sunni politicians in the city, amid the weakening parliamentary power of pro-Iran parties
2 blasts were heard in Karrada, Baghdad Iraq
Iraqi Shiite insurgent faction Saraya Awliya al-Dam has claimed responsibility for a new alleged IED attack targeting a convoy supplying the US military as it passed through the Jirishan area of Iraq's Basrah Province "as part of the 'Revenge for the Al-Qaim Martyrs Operations.'"
Iraq Army got orders to take full control of Nineveh Plains
In Iraq, ISIS executes 4 fishermen shortly after they were kidnapped in a rural area of north Samarra district. A 5th fisherman survived after ISIS shot him & thought he was dead
2 year agoSecurity forces capture one out of 5 fishermen kidnapped by Daesh in Qadiriyah area in Samarra
IED attack US logistic convoy in Basra governorate
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has arrived in Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan Region, where he will hold meetings with top Kurdish leaders later.
2 year agoThe Deputy Commander of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, accompanied by the Air Defense Commander and the Deputy Commander of Samarra Operations, conducted a field tour at Balad Base in Salah al-Din Governorate. During the visit, the security situation was reviewed, as well as the inspection of the security units within the sector of responsibility
The attack targeted office of Taqadum political party which lead by speaker of Iraq's parliament @AlHaLboosii in Saidiyah neighborhood in Baghdad
Gunshots followed the explosion which rocked Saidiyah neighborhood in Baghdad
In Iraq, Muqtada Sadr receives Hadi Ameri, leader of Fatah Coalition, in Najaf
Claim right now is of two rocket barrages from separate locations targeted the Turkish base. Seven rockets in total. The Turkish army conducted counter-battery fire
