Women demonstrate in Iraq over proposed bill which may lower marriage age to nine
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:56 pm
Women's rights activists have been voicing their protests over a bill which resurfaced in the Iraqi parliament that could spike underage marriage in the nation.
Women demonstrate in Iraq over proposed bill which may lower marriage age to nine
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:56 pm
Women's rights activists have been voicing their protests over a bill which resurfaced in the Iraqi parliament that could spike underage marriage in the nation.
UN investigative team hands over crucial ISIL crime data to Iraq
Jun 08, 2024, at 01:34 am
As the UN team charged with investigating crimes committed by the Da’esh terrorist group in Iraq prepares to conclude its mandate in September, significant strides have been made in transferring crucial evidence to the authorities, its acting head said on Wednesday.
Iraqi TikTok star Ghufran Sawadi shot dead by unknown gunman
Apr 28, 2024, at 07:39 pm
Iraqi social media influencer Ghufran Sawadi, better known as Umm Fahad, was shot dead by an unknown gunman outside her house in Baghdad on Friday.
Three hurt after five explosions rock military base belonging to an Iran-backed militia in Iraq
Apr 20, 2024, at 10:33 pm
At least three people were injured after five explosions hit a military base belonging to an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, media reports said.
Iraq sentences 3 drug dealers to death
Apr 06, 2024, at 11:11 pm
The Iraqi National Security Service (INSS) said that the Iraqi judiciary pronounced death sentences on three drug dealers, including a foreigner.
Iraqi soldier killed in ISIS attack
Mar 30, 2024, at 02:33 pm
An Iraqi soldier was killed and another injured on Friday in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants on a military base in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, a security source said.
US carries out airstrikes on over 85 Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq
Feb 03, 2024, at 02:54 pm
The United States on Friday (February 2, 2024) conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against 85 targets linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups, officials confirmed.
Feb 01, 2024, at 03:38 pm
The United States on Wednesday said an umbrella group called the Islamic Resistance in Iraq was responsible for the drone attack in Jordan that killed three American service members.
US airstrikes kill Iraqi paramilitary soldier
Jan 25, 2024, at 05:39 am
Baghdad: A member of the Iraqi government-backed paramilitary forces of Hashd Shaabi was killed and two others were wounded by U.S. airstrikes near the Iraqi-Syrian border and the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday.
US carries out strikes on three facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Iraq
Jan 24, 2024, at 03:43 pm
The United States on Wednesday said it conducted strikes on three facilities used by 'Iran-backed' militias in Iraq.
US airbase in Iraq hit by missile attack
Jan 21, 2024, at 02:42 pm
Baghdad/IBNS/UNI: US airbase Ain al-Asad in Iraq's western Anbar Province has been targeted by a missile strike with five rockets falling near the base, news agency Shafaq reported on Saturday, citing a security source.
Two Kuwaiti, Saudi tourists killed in roadside explosion in Iraq
Dec 27, 2023, at 02:27 pm
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday found two bodies of Kuwaiti and Saudi tourists who were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in a desert in western Iraq, the Iraqi military said.
US strike on Hillah headquarters leaves 20 Iraqi militia fighters injured
Dec 26, 2023, at 11:09 pm
About 20 fighters of the Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah militia forces have been injured in a US airstrike on their headquarters in the city of Hillah in the central part of the Iraqi region of Babylon, news agency Shafaq News reported on Tuesday.
Iraqi PM warns US against unilateral response to rocket attack on embassy
Dec 10, 2023, at 07:39 am
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has reiterated his government's commitment to protecting diplomatic missions while reminding the United States not to respond unilaterally to an unclaimed rock attack on the U.S. embassy without Iraq's approval.
Iraq: UN team issues latest report on terrorist atrocities
Dec 05, 2023, at 10:48 pm
The UN team investigating crimes committed by Da’esh terrorist group has issued its latest report documenting the terrorist group’s atrocities in Iraq, laying the groundwork for future prosecutions.
Antony Blinken calls for Iraq to protect US installations
Dec 02, 2023, at 06:15 pm
Washington/UNI: Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani, urging the Iraqi government to fulfill commitments in safeguarding US installations on Iraqi soil and to pursue those responsible for attacks on US personnel, Spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement.
Iraq: Wedding hall fire leaves 100 dead
Sep 27, 2023, at 02:58 pm
At least 100 people died after a fire broke out at a wedding hall in northern Iraq recently.
Four IS militants killed in operation in W. Iraq
Sep 21, 2023, at 03:41 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Wednesday in an operation in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said.
Iraqi military kills 10 IS militants in Diyala province
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:23 am
Baghdad: At least ten Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi military said on Saturday.
Three Yazidi militiamen killed in Turkish airstrike in N Iraq
May 24, 2023, at 02:24 pm
Baghdad: Three Yazidi militiamen, affiliated with the Turkish Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), were killed on Tuesday in a Turkish airstrike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh.
Iraq: 3 Yazidi militiamen killed in Turkish airstrike
May 17, 2023, at 09:10 pm
Baghdad: Three Yazidi militiamen affiliated with the Turkish Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed and a fourth wounded on Tuesday in a Turkish airstrike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Counter-Terrorism Service of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said in a statement.
Four Islamic State (IS) militants killed in Iraq
Apr 19, 2023, at 07:00 pm
Baghdad: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike on IS hideouts in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.
Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:43 pm
New York: It is estimated that up to one million people in Iraq have disappeared over the past five decades – a crisis that continues today, UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday, calling for investigation and legislation to eradicate “this heinous crime.”
Iraqi PM inaugurates Karbala oil refinery
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:30 pm
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday inaugurated the Karbala oil refinery which was built with a production capacity of 140,000 barrels per day, according to a statement from his office.
Iraq: Repatriations from notorious Syria camp ‘an example for the world’
Mar 03, 2023, at 06:37 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday praised Iraq for repatriating its citizens from camps in northeast Syria holding people suspected of having ties to ISIL extremists, urging other governments “to take responsibility and to act”.
Iraq must seize ‘brief window of opportunity’ to turn tide of instability
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:31 pm
New York: Iraq’s political class must urgently seize the current brief window of opportunity to break chronic cycles of instability, the UN Special Representative told the Security Council on Thursday.
A quarter of Iraqi population is beneath poverty line in 2022: Ministry
Jan 08, 2023, at 04:18 pm
Baghdad/UNI: The Iraqi Ministry of Planning said that the poverty rate in the country was 25 per cent in 2022, the Iraqi official news agency reported.
Massive fire at oil refinery in north of Iraq taken under control
Dec 28, 2022, at 10:49 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Iraqi firefighters have brought a massive fire at the Al-Kuwair oil refinery plant alongside the Gwer-Erbil highway in northern Iraq's Erbil province under control, Maj. Sarkot Karsh, the spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in Erbil said.
Iraq: Investigative team reaches ‘next level’ in bid to bring ISIL terrorists to justice
Dec 06, 2022, at 07:20 pm
New York: Providing justice for the communities impacted by the ISIL terror network in Iraq remains the key focus of the UN investigative team there, Special Adviser Christian Ritscher told the Security Council on Monday.