Tag: Iraq
60 IS Militants Killed In Iraq's Mosul
Iraqi troops killed 60 Islamic State (IS) militants in Mosul, including a commander, a senior official said on Tuesday.....
US Deeply Concerned About Turkey's Airstrikes In Syria, Iraq
The US said it is "deeply concerned" that Turkey conducted airstrikes in Syria and Iraq without "proper coordination" with Washington or the coalition forces, media reports said.....
10 Iraqi Soldiers Killed In IS Attack
At least 10 Iraqi soldiers were killed on Tuesday in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants on a military base in Iraq's western province of Anbar. ....
U-17 WC: Five Detained For Public Nuisance
Five people have been detained here for creating "public nuisance" outside the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, which is now hosting the Under-17 World Cup.....
Iran Hits US Airbase In Iraq In Response To Soleimani's Death
Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that it launched a missile attack on the US airbase of Ain al-Asad in Iraq in retaliation against the death of Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in an American drone attack on January 3.....
Iraqi PM Condemns Rocket Attack On US Embassy In Baghdad
The Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Sunday condemned the rocket attack on the US embassy in the Green Zone in central Baghdad.....
Iraq: Allawi Appointed New PM, Protesters Reject Him
Iraqi protesters have rejected the appointment of Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as the country's new Prime Minister over his links to the ruling class.....
COVID-19: Fear Builds As Infection Numbers Spike In Iran, Italy And South Korea
Iraq has announced a new case of novel coronavirus disease in the country's northern province of Kirkuk, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Middle Eastern country to 7. On the other hand, the number of coronavirus cases in South Korea increased to 2,022. Italy has confirmed 122 more coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 650, authorities said.....
Trump's Decision To Cut Troops In Afghanistan Creates Policy Vacuum
Former US President Donald Trump's decision at his administration's sunset to pull back US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq is among his final attempts to keep his original campaign promise, but creates a policy vacuum and complicates the transition to Democrat Joe Biden in January. ....
Iraq Detects Infections With New Coronavirus Variant
Iraqi Minister of Health Hassan al-Tamimi said that the ministry detected cases of a new strain of coronavirus, while the ministry reported 2,798 new coronavirus cases in the country. ....
