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21 Iraqi men were executed by hanging Monday following their condemnation for terrorism, reports say citing security and medical sources. The men from various regions of the Middle East country, were hanged at Nasiriyah prison in Dhi Qar province, southern Read more
The US Treasury department has slapped sanctions on Iran’s envoy to Iraq and entities for making unclear financial operations to support Iran’s destabilizing foreign agenda and attempting to influence the US next month elections. “Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Read more
security forces Sunday arrested two militants of the Islamic state group (ISIS) who have taken part in several attacks against the armed forces and civilians, reports say. The interior ministry in a statement said one of the militants was responsible Read more
The US has threatened Iraq to close down its embassy in capital Baghdad unless rocket attacks against the mission stop. The threat was made recently by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a telephone conversations with President Barham Salih Read more
Turkey will build a railway between Mosul and Turkey, reports say citing the governor of the Iraqi city. Najim al-Jubouri, in a statement to semi-state newspaper Al Sabaah, indicated that a team of engineers with the support of Turkish companies Read more
Turkey announced the death of two of its soldiers, killed in an operation against blacklisted PKK group in Northern Iraq. The two soldiers, according to Turkish defense ministry, were killed in an attack by the terrorists to the Operation Claw-Tiger Read more
Iraq will accelerate before end of the year the signing of the pending agreement on Nibras petrochemical complex project with Shell, oil minister of the Arab country has told media. “After a series of meetings with Shell representatives over the Read more
Two rockets fell near Baghdad International Airport on Sunday few days after two other rocket attacks hit the Iraqi capital. The attack by Katyusha rockets, according to the defense ministry, made casualties and has not been claimed by any group Read more
US President Donald Trump Thursday told visiting Iraqi Premier Mustafa Al-Kadhimi he will get international forces stationed in the Middle East country out within three years. “We have withdrawn significantly from Iraq and very few soldiers remain,” Trump said, according Read more
Unidentified gunmen killed Wednesday in the southern city of Basra a key female Iraqi activist involved in months-long protests against corruption and mismanagement. Reham Yacoub died after the assailants on a motorbike fired at her car. Three other women in Read more