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Turkish air force on Wednesday shelled for almost two hours the Kandil Mountain believed to be the headquarters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK,) targeting logistical centers, ammunition depots and shelters. The assault took place on the same day that Read more
Iraqi authorities have been secretly searching for a stolen Ir-192 after they noticed that it was missing around the end of last year. A document dated November 30 that was seen by Reuters and addressed to the environment ministry’s Center Read more
Iran has stated that it supports the agreement reached between Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela in Doha to freeze oil output at January 11 levels without making any commitment whether it would abide by it. After meeting with his Read more
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah accused Saudi Arabia and Turkey of trying to undertake actions contrary to peace in Syria as President Assad and his allies have put the warn-torn country on a “new track.” In a speech marking the Read more
“I have a suggestion: Give us the oil and we will give every Kurdish employee a salary like we do for every Iraqi employee,” Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in an interview on state television. His comments are aimed at Read more
The Iraqi government is building concrete barriers around northern and northwestern Baghdad alongside trenches as part of a security measure against attacks from militant groups. According to spokesman of the Iraqi Interior ministry Brigadier General Saad Maan, the barriers will Read more
The General National Congress (GNC) sacked ten of its members who signed the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) in December alleging that they acted against the constitution in a move analysts say could be meant to reject the agreement while promoting Read more
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iraq, Thamir Sabhan, told Iraqi-based Al-Sumaria TV in an interview that Shia fighters combatting the militants of the Islamic State should lay down their arms because “they are not accepted by the sons of Iraqi society.” Read more
Turkey’s Prime Minister Davutoglu urged the EU to release the more than the €3billion it pledged to extend his country under an agreement signed in November 2015 to combat the influx of illegal migrants to Europe; mostly refugees fleeing wars Read more
The security campaign of the Turkish forces against militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the southeastern part of the country is almost completed according to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after major operations began last month. A statement from Read more