Washington/ Erbil: Rocket attacks were launched on the US airbase located in Erbil, Kurdistan capital in Iraq. This attack killed one US contractor and injured eight others. The US State Department has expressed anger against this attack. On Monday night, three rocket attacks were carried out in Erbil city in the Iraq autonomous region, Kurdistan. […]
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Istanbul: Turkey accused that the Kurdish organisation, Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), killed 13 Turkish citizens in Iraq. The Turkish Defence Minister informed that their dead bodies were found during the Turkish military’s action in northern Iraq. The Turkish Defence Minister said that 48 PKK members and 3 Turkish soldiers were killed, in action initiated by […]
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Baghdad: – The terrorist organisation IS has accepted the responsibility of the dual suicide attacks carried out in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. IS has said that these attacks were carried out to target the blasphemous majority in Iraq. Given these attacks, concerns are being expressed that IS, once again, is emerging stronger in Iraq. As per […]
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Baghdad: – A plot to plant a mine on an oil tanker, in the Persian Gulf, and to blow it, was busted. After two days of efforts, the Iraqi Navy successfully dismantled the mine and rescued the sailors. This development once again poses questions regarding the safety of the oil tanker movement in the Persian […]
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Irbil: – Conflict is raging between the Kurdish groups, Peshmerga, responsible for the security of the autonomous Kurdistan province and PKK, declared a terrorist group by Turkey. The Kurdistan Prime Minister criticised the attack on Peshmerga in strong words. Whereas, the Kurdistan government has demanded that the United States and allies should denounce the attack. […]
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Washington/Mogadishu: – Following Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States has decided to reduce its military deployment even in Somalia. Officials informed that US President Trump has already issued instructions to the defence department in this respect. Currently, there are nearly 700 US soldiers in Somalia and it is said that most will be recalled or […]
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Washington – US President Donald Trump assured that the United States would soon withdraw its military from Iraq. But President Trump avoided specifying the exact timetable for the military withdrawal. Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq, is currently on a visit to the United States, and Trump made this announcement during a meeting with him. […]
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Baghdad: While the entire world is focussed on the Coronavirus pandemic, the activities in Iraq are gaining momentum. A few hours ago, a US military base came under rocket attacks. It is claimed that the Patriot air defence system, deployed two days ago in Iraq, successfully neutralised the attacks. Meanwhile, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) […]
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Baghdad: 26 terrorists were killed in an airstrike on the base of an Iran affiliated group, near the Syria-Iraq border. The Syrian human rights organization informed that this attack was carried out on the base of Iran affiliated group Hashed Al-Shabi. A few hours ago, three US and British soldiers were killed in the rocket […]
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Baghdad: Kataeb Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terrorist outfit in Iraq that has been creating political influence in the country has warned Iraq President, Barham Salih of war. The militia also warned that appointing Mustafa al-Kazimi, the intel-chief of Iraq, as country’s Prime Minister would mean war on the people of Iraq. They also accused Kazimi of […]
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