- 16 September, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityIraq
Kataib Hezbollah dismisses suggestions that Iraqi groups behind attack on PM
DUBAI (Reuters) - A security official from the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group in Iraq dismissed suggestions on Sunday that Iraqi groups were behind the attack on Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.…
Shi’ite cleric Sadr comes first in Iraq election – officials, sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party swept an Iraqi election on Monday, coming first and increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament, according to initial results,…
Iraqi forces capture senior Islamic State leader, PM says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraqi security forces have captured a senior member of the Islamic State group who was a deputy to slain leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and oversaw its finances, Iraqi…
French Foreign Minister Le Drian held talks with Iraq President Salih
PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held "thorough and confident" talks with Iraq's President Barham Salih late on Thursday, wrote Le Drian on his Twitter page. "Following…
Iraqi PM becomes first foreign leader to meet Iran’s Raisi
(Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi became the first foreign leader on Sunday to visit and meet with Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi since the hardliner took office in August.…
Drone attack hits near U.S. forces in Erbil, northern Iraq – officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -A drone attack hit near U.S. forces stationed at Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq on Saturday, Iraqi Kurdish security officials said. The internal security service for Iraq's…
Iran’s Guards target Kurdish rebels in Iraqi Kurdistan -report
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Thursday used artillery and drones to strike Kurdish militants based in neighbouring Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region, the Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported.…
Islamic State says it carried out Sunday’s attack on Iraqi police near Kiruk, killing 10
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Islamic State militants on Monday claimed responsibility for an overnight attack on Sunday on a guard post near the city of Kirkuk that police sources said…
Islamic State attack kills 10 policemen near Iraq’s Kirkuk
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Islamic State militants killed 10 Iraqi policemen and wounded four during an overnight attack on a guard post near the city of Kirkuk, police sources said…
Nine countries agree to boost cooperation for regional stability at Baghdad conference
Baghdad [Iraq], August 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraq's Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on Saturday closed with the agreement of participating countries to unify efforts to stabilise the region. The opening…
US combat forces to leave Iraq by year’s end
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): There will be no US forces with a combat role in Iraq by December 31, 2021, the US and Iraqi governments said in a joint…
19 killed, 54 wounded in bomb explosion in Iraqi capital
Baghdad [Iraq], July 20 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 19 civilians were killed and 54 were wounded in a bomb explosion in a marketplace in eastern Baghdad on Monday, a source with…
